20010413008169A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31A · Hobbs, NM · April 13, 2001

Date
April 13, 2001 · 14:24 local
Place
Hobbs, NM
Airport
Lea County-Hobbs Airport
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N93737
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN01LA086
Reported as
Blanca 1731A

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What happened

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(-23)On April 13, 2001, at approximately 1240 mountain datlight time, a Bellanca 1731A, N93737, was substantially damaged, when it collided with terrain while landing at lea co-Hobbs airport, Hobbs, new Mexico. The pilot and sole occupant received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for this personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at lubbock, Texas, at approximately 1130. According to the pilot, at the moment of flair/touchdown on runway 21, the airplane settled onto its left landing gear. The right wing rose up and the airplane departed the left side of the runway just past taxiway "b". The airplane became airborne monentarily, crosses runway 26 and settled down on runway 30, skidding across runway 30 and coming to rest in the grass to the south of runway 30 adjancent to taxiway "B1". The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe, both main landing gears, and buckling of the empennage. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON APRIL 13, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1240 MOUNTAIN DATLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 1731A, N93737, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT LEA CO-HOBBS AIRPORT, HOBBS, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LUBBOCK, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT THE MOMENT OF FLAIR/TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO ITS LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT WING ROSE UP AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY JUST PAST TAXIWAY "B". THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE MONENTARILY, CROSSES RUNWAY 26 AND SETTLED DOWN ON RUNWAY 30, SKIDDING ACROSS RUNWAY 30 AND COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS TO THE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 30 ADJANCENT TO TAXIWAY "B1". THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS, AND BUCKLING OF THE EMPENNAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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