# Incident 19780123004269I: Conaer LA4, Bakersfield, CA, January 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1978, 22:28 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4339° N, 119.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4339&lon=-119.0577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6026V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6026V-1990-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780123004269I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED FROM WHEEL WELL.

## Other reports on N6026V (2)

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

- [Accident 19880619059409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619059409A), Jun 19, 1988: Conaer LA4200 (N6026V), Clearlake, CA, Substantial damage. Right wing float hit a swell on water takeoff caused plane to skew sideways. Pilot lacked biennial and a medical.
- [Incident 19820426017149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426017149I), Apr 26, 1982: Conaer LA4200 (N6026V), Port Orchard, WA, Minor damage. Dipped pontoon in water while practicing steep turns on long lake. Wing hit water, airplane sank.

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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