# Accident 20080906846019A: Blanca 1730A, Sparta, TN, September 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0558° N, 85.5308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0558&lon=-85.5308&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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080906846019A

## Narrative

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

(-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 TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND IMPACTED A FENCE.  THE AIRWORTHINESS INVESTIGATION HAD INDICATED METAL FATIGUE, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL GEAR COLLAPSE.  THE PARTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE NTSB LAB FOR ANALYSIS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA08LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA185), Sep 6, 2008: Bellanca 17-30A (N9792E), Sparta, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the nose landing gear mount during a normal landing due to an improper weld.

## 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…
- [Incident 20030823028429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823028429I), Aug 23, 2003: Blanca 1730A (N9792E), Austin, TX, Minor damage. (-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…

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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