# Incident 20030823028429I: Blanca 1730A, Austin, TX, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 16:45 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1945° N, 97.6699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (AUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1945&lon=-97.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9792E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9792E) (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 IO520A
- Pilot flight hours: 2,445 total, 2,400 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/20030823028429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTION WHEN HE WAS LANDING. WHEN HE BROUGHT THE NOSE DOWN, IT JUST KEPT GOING DOWN UNTIL THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

## Other reports on N9792E (2)

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

- [Incident 20250410006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250410006359I), Apr 10, 2025: Bellanca 17-30A (N9792E), London, KY, Minor damage. The pilot reported that on landing touchdown the pilot heard a scraping sound and executed a go-around. After go-around, the pilot noticed the green light for…
- [Accident 20080906846019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080906846019A), Sep 6, 2008: Blanca 1730A (N9792E), Sparta, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was landing on rwy 4. He stated that he touched down normally on the main gear and when the nose wheel touched, the aircraft pulled violently…

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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