19990219017889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Butte, MT · February 19, 1999

Date
February 19, 1999 · 11:30 local
Place
Butte, MT
Airport
Bert Mooney
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76TM
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total60 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.

(-5) The pilot stated that the landing was normal, and as the nose wheel touched the ground, the aircraft took an abrupt turn to the right and then veered left and right until exiting the runway to the right. The pilot also stated he had a owner designated pilot with him.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL, AND AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THEN VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT UNTIL EXITING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE HAD A OWNER DESIGNATED PILOT WITH HIM.