# Incident 19791031056359I: Piper PA23250, Bakersfield, CA, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 10:24 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: N6549A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6549A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 112 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/19791031056359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N6549A (2)

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

- [Accident 20060807017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060807017699A), Aug 7, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N6549A), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ stated he was landing at the skymeadows airport (WN92) on August 7, 2006. He was landing to the south with a 4 to 6…
- [Incident 19971223041389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971223041389I), Dec 23, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N6549A), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. Bolt in nose gear down lock failed allowing gear to roll forward during taxi.

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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