20090112000409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Vivian, LA · January 12, 2009

Date
January 12, 2009 · 16:00 local
Place
Vivian, LA
Airport
Vivian
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8810V
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total2 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot stated he had a problem with the nose wheel steering after touchdown. The aircraft ran off the runway damaging the propeller. The aircraft was on a special flight permit.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT.