19990206013009I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 1730A · El Paso, TX · February 6, 1999

Date: February 6, 1999 · 18:27 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: El Paso International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6146J
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 320 total125 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 02/06/99 at 1827MST, N614CJ, a Bellanca viking model 30A,owned and operated by a private individual, departed the left side of runway 26L at El Paso, TX international airport during gusty wind conditions causing minor damage to the aircraft. The private pilot was uninjured and no other persons were on board. VMC conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at elp on 02/06/99 at approx. 1750 MST and attempted to land at nearby west Texas airport but due to local conditions the pilot elected to return to elp.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/06/99 AT 1827MST, N614CJ, A BELLANCA VIKING MODEL 30A,OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26L AT EL PASO, TX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND NO OTHER PERSONS WERE ON BOARD. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ELP ON 02/06/99 AT APPROX. 1750 MST AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT NEARBY WEST TEXAS AIRPORT BUT DUE TO LOCAL CONDITIONS THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO ELP.