# Incident 19990711014939I: Blanca 1730, Napa, CA, July 11, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1999, 18:45 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7300V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7300V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 911 total, 7 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711014939I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FROM RNO PILOT REPORTED UNUSUAL LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS. HE ACCOMPLISHED A POWER OFF LANDING AT APC. NOSE GEAR FOLDED AS WEIGHT OF AIRCRAFT WAS APPLIED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. FOR DETAILS REFERENCE INSPECTOR STATEMENT ATTACHED TO INCIDENT FILE NUMBER INC99WP029. OPERATION COORDINATION WITH RICHARD CONTE. (PILOT CERTIFICATE REVIEW)

## Other reports on N7300V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910404008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404008939I), Apr 4, 1991: Blanca 1730 (N7300V), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered left of runway. Apparent mechanical failure of nose steering pushrod.

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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