# Incident 20031106032509I: Blanca 1730A, Bentonville, AR, November 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2003, 13:45 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Airport: Awrs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3729° N, 94.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3729&lon=-94.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6601V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6601V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520-K (registry code 17238, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,925 total, 1,230 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/20031106032509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2003, AT 1345 CST, A BELLANCA AIRCRAFT, N6601V, OPERATED BY MR. ROBERT COIL ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM VBT TO SKI, WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE OFF, EXPERIENCED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. COIL AND ONE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REVEALED THE MAIN GEAR STRUT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR LINKAGE. MINOR DAMAGE, POSSIBLE WELD FAILURE ON STRUT.

## Other reports on N6601V (2)

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

- [Incident 20001007016659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001007016659I), Oct 7, 2000: Blanca 1730A (N6601V), Wall Lake, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot claimed he possibly struck a bird on final approach. There was damage to the right wing tip. Small pieces were found under the approach area.…
- [Incident 19810815058239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815058239I), Aug 15, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N6601V), Graham, TX, Minor damage. Za Private field landing. Not properly maintained. Struck trees. Damaged gear and wing.

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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