# Incident 20030602015559I: Blanca 1730A, Blairsville, GA, June 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2003, 15:30 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Blairsville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8544° N, 83.9973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLAIRSVILLE (DZJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8544&lon=-83.9973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678MJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678MJ) (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 IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030602015559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PEACHTREE CITY, GA (FFC) AND FLEW TO BLAIRSVILLE, GA (46A), TOUCH DOWN AT BLAIRSVILLE WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK UP THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE TIE DOWN AREA THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE TIE DOWN ROPES. DURING THE REPOSITIONING WHILE TURNING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE TIE DOWN POSITION, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO COME TO A STOP.

## Other reports on N678MJ (2)

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

- [Accident 20231230022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231230022589A), Dec 30, 2023: Bellanca 17-30A (N678MJ), Washington, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot took off from runway, raised gear, and proceeded to climb out. At about 400' pilot lost engine power. Pilot attempted to turn left and return to the…
- [Incident 20150614009539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614009539I), Jun 14, 2015: Bellanca 17-30A (N678MJ), Saint Clair, MO, Minor damage. While taxing, the nose wheel of the super Bellanca collapsed during a right turn and damaged the propeller. The engine was at low RPM. When FSDO inspectors…

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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