35.4339° N, 119.0577° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWS FLD (BFL), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 15, 1982 · 20:49 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Meadows
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4619F
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total2,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student closed throttle abruptly on landing. Engine fire when CFI tried restart and flooded carburetor.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT CLOSED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY ON LANDING. ENGINE FIRE WHEN CFI TRIED RESTART AND FLOODED CARBURETOR.