# Incident 19780301013729I: Blanca 14193, Big Spring, TX, March 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1978, 17:45 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Howard Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7649E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7649E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer 14-19-3 (registry code 3080126, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 1 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/19780301013729I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N7649E (3)

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

- [Incident 20200515009049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200515009049I), May 15, 2020: Downer 14-19-3 (N7649E), New Bern, NC, Minor damage. The pilot initiated a normal landing and verified the landing gear was down and locked with the 3 green lights. The aircraft was also configured to land with…
- [Incident 19890705038129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890705038129I), Jul 5, 1989: Blanca 14193 (N7649E), Big Spring, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed with landing gear retracted. Minor damage.
- [Incident 19880721047149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721047149I), Jul 21, 1988: Blanca 14193 (N7649E), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing damaging prop. Nose wheel over the center bungee was broken.

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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