# Incident 20111224029969I: Bellanca 17-30A, St. Augustine, FL, December 24, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2011, 12:16 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Airport: St. Augustine Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9593° N, 81.3397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST AUGUSTINE (SGJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9593&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14705) (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: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111224029969I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 31, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT.  HE CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT UNTIL IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED

## Other reports on N14705 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810321026309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810321026309I), Mar 21, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N14705), Georgetown, DE, Minor damage. Za pilot made forced landing due to loss of engine power. Fuel selector found on aux tank. Tank empty. Mains full.

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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