# Incident 20000609032379I: Blanca 1731ATC, Smithville, TN, June 9, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Airport: Smithville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9854° N, 85.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITHVILLE MUNI (0A3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9854&lon=-85.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4088B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4088B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 41 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000609032379I

## Narrative

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

(-23)GEAR WARNING HRON FAILED ON APPROACH. I WAS FOCUSED ON FUEL MANAGEMENT DUE TO SOMEWHAT LOWER FUEL THAN USUAL (1/8TH TANK EACH WING), AND I FAILED TO REPEAT MY CHECK OF GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N4088B (2)

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

- [Accident 20041114032929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114032929A), Nov 14, 2004: Blanca 1731ATC (N4088B), Sewanee, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) After touchdown on landing at the Franklin County Airport at Sewanee, TN, the nosewheel linkage failed based upon tire mark evidence. The aircraft veered…
- [Incident 19890826031759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031759I), Aug 26, 1989: Blanca 1731ATC (N4088B), Summerville, PA, Minor damage. Kept losing manifold pressure. Forced landing in field. Bolt connecting throttle cable to servo control lever gone.

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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