# Incident 20080229011689I: Blanca 1730A, Midland, TX, February 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9533E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9533E-2018-03-15) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 6 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080229011689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 29, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 CST, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34R AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF) WEST OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, THE ENGINE OF N9533E, A BELLANCA MODEL 17-30A, BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT STATED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR WAS SET TO THE LEFT WING TANK. HE THEN SELECTED THE RIGHT TANK AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRICAL BOOST PUMP AND SELECTED THE PRIME SETTING SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO DEVELOP POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A CALICHE OILFIELD ROAD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE ROAD, CLIPPING SEVERAL MESQUITE TREES/BUSHES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT, BOTH WING LEADING EDGES, AND DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND WING FLAPS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

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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