# Incident 19981226044629I: Blanca 1730A, Huntsville, TX, December 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7235° N, 95.5508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7235&lon=-95.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9794E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9794E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 43 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981226044629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 18. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR SKID MARKS CONTINUED TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IN A SCUFFING MANNER, FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 100 FEET. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                   WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, IT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 615 FEET IN A FAIRLY SOFT GRASSY TERRAIN BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED A SHALLOW DITCH. AT THIS POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET BEYOND THE DITCH IN THE SAME HEADING OF THE INTENDED RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR, EXHAUST PIPE, NOSE GEARDOORS, LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND PROPELL ER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                     DUE TO THE UNEXPLAINED CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUND THIS INCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                       THE LOCAL FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FRO                                                                                                                             M THE NTSB WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS THAT MEET THE SAME CRITERIA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE NTSB SENT SEVERAL PIECES OF DOCUMENTATION THAT MATCH THIS CRITERIA FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. DUE TO THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE OWNER AND THE PROPOSED REPAIR FACILITY WERE NOTIFIED AND ASKED TO MAKE THE LOCAL FSDO AWARE WHEN REPAIRS BEGIN ON THIS AIRCRAFT. INSPECTORS FROM THE LOCAL FSDO WILL ASSIST IN TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A COMPONENT OR FUNCTION OF A COMPONENT THAT COULD ATTRIBUTE TO THE LIKENESS OF THESE INCIDENTS.

## Other reports on N9794E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930531023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531023379I), May 31, 1993: Blanca 1730A (N9794E), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed wihth aircraft gear in retracted position.
- [Incident 19810801052449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801052449I), Aug 1, 1981: Blanca 1731A (N9794E), Billings, MT. Gear unsafe light at cruise. Had to slow down to obtain safe gear down. Defect shuttle valve and hydro pressure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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