19990301013059I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 1730A · Williamsport, PA · March 1, 1999

Date
March 1, 1999 · 17:28 local
Place
Williamsport, PA
Airport
Williamsport-Lycoming County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N67WD
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,270 total75 in this make and model40 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.

Pilot stated during landing roll with 20 knot cross wind gusting over 25, the right main gear started to collapse very slowly. He steered onto the grass where the aircraft settled onto the right flap trailing edge and right gear door.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED DURING LANDING ROLL WITH 20 KNOT CROSS WIND GUSTING OVER 25, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STARTED TO COLLAPSE VERY SLOWLY. HE STEERED ONTO THE GRASS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RIGHT FLAP TRAILING EDGE AND RIGHT GEAR DOOR.