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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Ashland, OK · July 4, 2004

Date: July 4, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Ashland, OK
Airport: Flying H Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N66HS
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
Reported engine: Continental IO520K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total40 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N66HSRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30595 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot and owner of the aircraft departed green bay, WI enroute to his home base at williston, ND. No flight plan was filed and no weather briefing was received. Approaching the fargo, ND area, weather conditions began to deteriorate. Although the pilot was not instrument rated, he asked for and received an instrument approach clearance into hector international airport, in fargo, ND. Several attempts to vector the aircraft for the approach were unsuccessful and the pilot then stated he was low on fuel and was going to deviate to the kindred, ND airport. On landing at the airport, the pilot lost control of the aircraft, swerved off the runway and after crossing a ditch and earth berm came to rest in a corn field. The nose gear of the aircraft collapsed and the propeller engine cowl were damaged. The aircraft was found to have less then a quart of fuel remaining. No fire ensued and there were no injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GREEN BAY, WI ENROUTE TO HIS HOME BASE AT WILLISTON, ND. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND NO WEATHER BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED. APPROACHING THE FARGO, ND AREA, WEATHER CONDITIONS BEGAN TO DETERIORATE. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED, HE ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH CLEARANCE INTO HECTOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IN FARGO, ND. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO VECTOR THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE APPROACH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE PILOT THEN STATED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND WAS GOING TO DEVIATE TO THE KINDRED, ND AIRPORT. ON LANDING AT THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND AFTER CROSSING A DITCH AND EARTH BERM CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER ENGINE COWL WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE LESS THEN A QUART OF FUEL REMAINING. NO FIRE ENSUED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.