# Incident 20020106000029I: Blanca 1730A, Plainview, TX, January 6, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Airport: Hale County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1681° N, 101.7173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HALE COUNTY (PVW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1681&lon=-101.7173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9653E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020106000029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO MILLER FLYING SERVICE MECHANIC (DEWAYNE), THE NOSE GEAR HAS A SPIRAL SNAP RING INSIDE THE STRUT WHICH IS THE STOP FOR THE GEAR STRUT EXTENSION. DEWAYNE INDICATED THAT THE SNAP RING FAILED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO FULLY EXTEND. THIS PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR SCISSORS FROM OPERATING NORMALLY CAUSING THE STEERING TO BE HYPERSENSITIVE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO A FLAP TRACK THAT WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. CONTACTED THE PILOT WHO CONFIRMED THE ABOVE INFORMATION.

## Other reports on N9653E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900616032689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616032689I), Jun 16, 1990: Blanca 1730A (N9653E), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft veered as nosewheel touched down. Ground looped to avoid parked aircraft. Steering scissors were cracked.
- [Incident 19830430028909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430028909I), Apr 30, 1983: Blanca 1730A (N9653E), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on touch down. Hit a dirt embankment. Landing gear collapsed. Nose gear tire found flat.

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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