# Accident 19991109047809A: Blanca 1730A, Canandaigua, NY, November 9, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 9, 1999, 15:00 local time - Place: Canandaigua, NY - Airport: Canandaigua Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.8808° N, 77.2797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8808&lon=-77.2797&mi=10 - Aircraft: N93688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93688-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A - Reported engine: CONT IO520* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 25 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA029) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991109047809A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1999 AT 1500 HOURS LOCAL, PILOT T. O'CONNELL ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF FROM CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT (D38), CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK. AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 65' AGL AND APPROXIMATELY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 31, MR. O'CONNELL RAISED THE LANDING GEAR AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE FAILED. MR. O'CONNELL ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, BOUNCED AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE ENGINE RAN AGAIN AT PARTIAL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP IN A PLOWED FIELD 1040' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT SUFFERED A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD AND BRUISES AND WAS RELEASED BY PARAMEDICS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. (.4) AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TAKING OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, AND THEN FLOATED OVER A ROAD LOCATED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE IN THE AIR A SECOND TIME, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO DEVELOP PARTIAL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND QUIT AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A PLOWED F IELD. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS EXAMINED, ALL SIX WING DRAIN PETCOCKS WERE DISABLED. CONTAMINATION WAS OBSERVED IN THE WING TANKS, GASCOLATOR, FUEL LINES, FUEL DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL FILTER. RESEARCH OF THE AIRPLANE RECORDS REVEALED THAT AD 87-11-01 R1, WHICH WAS ISSUED TO PRECLUDE ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO EITHER THE ACCUMULATION OF WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINATES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CABLE AND RELEASE ASSEMBLY THAT DRAINS THE GASCOLATOR WAS DISASSEMBLED, RENDERING THE QUICK DRAIN INOPERATIVE. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S LOGBOOKS, THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 23 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB NYC00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA029), Nov 9, 1999: Bellanca 17-30A (N93688), Canandaigua, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which resulted in a loss of power due to fuel contamination. Factors related to the accident were the pilot's non-compliance of an airworthiness directive, failure to… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.