# Incident 19781224020889I: Blanca 8KCAB, Petaluma, CA, December 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2420° N, 122.6286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petaluma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2420&lon=-122.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 10 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/19781224020889I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAILURE DURING ROLLOUT. FAILURE OCCURED AT PREVIOUS WELD.

## Other reports on N73PA (1)

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

- [Incident 19850502023019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850502023019I), May 2, 1985: Bbavia 8KCAB (N73PA), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot diverted due to gusty surface winds. More favorable winds were more than he could handle. Ground looped.

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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