# Incident 19950411010729I: Blanca 14193A, Ramona, CA, April 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8543R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8543R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 14193A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 50 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950411010729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. RICHARD SPRAGUE MADE APPROPRIATE ENTRIES AND COMMUNICATION WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT RAMONA. THERE IS NO MITIGATING OR AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES TO THIS INCIDENT. MR. SPRAGUE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. HIS WIFE WAS THE PASSENGER. MR. SPRAGUE HAS HAD COUNSELING FROM THE REPORTING INSPECTOR AS WELL AS THE SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER. MR. SPRAGUE WAS QUALIFIED TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF THIS FLIGHT. THIS DOES NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR A PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N8543R (2)

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

- [Incident 19840414022529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840414022529I), Apr 14, 1984: Blanca 14193 (N8543R), Adelanto, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after nose wheel entered a soft sand area during rollout on a dirt runway.
- [Incident 19780130004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130004709I), Jan 30, 1978: Blanca 14193A (N8543R), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Non pilot employee attempting to taxi aircraft,lurched forward striking 3 parked aircraft

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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