# Incident 19991125035959I: Blanca 1730A, College Station, TX, November 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1999, 15:30 local time
- Place: College Station, TX
- Airport: Easterwood Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5880° N, 96.3625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERWOOD FLD (CLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5880&lon=-96.3625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28022, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28022) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 75 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991125035959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED AN INDICATING/MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE LANDING GEAR UPON INITIAL EXTENSION OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INDICATING SYSTEM FOR THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED ALL THREE GREEN, (GEAR SAFE INDICATION), AND AT THE SAME TIME SHOWED A RED LIGHT (GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION).  THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING, RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, AND GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH.  UPON EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE THREE GREEN LIGHTS WITH NO RED LIGHT, THIS INDICATED A SAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION.  THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN UNEVENTFULLY BUT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEARED SHARPLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE TOUCH DOWN POINT AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEE BEFORE COMING TO REST.  ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO SIDE LOADS AND UNEVEN TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT/ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TO THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES ACCORDING TO NTSB DATA BASES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                                                               ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N28022 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810304022009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810304022009I), Mar 4, 1981: Blanca 1730 (N28022), Interlochen, MI, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight due to oil contamenation with fine sand and small stones.

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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