# Incident 20050118001369I: Blanca 1730A, Lititz, PA, January 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2005, 17:56 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1540° N, 76.3043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lititz, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1540&lon=-76.3043&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28085) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,970 total, 2,100 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/20050118001369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, CLIMBING THRU 6,000 FEET, WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTORE SMOOTH ENGINE OPERATION BY USING THE FUEL BOOST PUMP. AT A LOCATION 12 MILES SOUTH EAST OF LANCASTER AIRPORT THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO ATC AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO LAND AT LANCASTER AIRPORT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT (LNS) DETERMINED THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N28085 (2)

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

- [Incident 20260630009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260630009469I), Jun 30, 2026: Bellanca 17-30A (N28085), Henning, MN, Minor damage. The PIC stated that a wind gust interrupted a normal landing, resulting in a hard landing and minor damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 19871010080709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010080709I), Oct 10, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N28085), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Engine failure on takeoff. Forced landing after takeoff. Low pressure reading on fuel injection pump.

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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