19951003035569I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-13-3 · Bakersfield, CA · October 3, 1995

Date
October 3, 1995 · 07:30 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Meadows Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6504N
Reported as
Blanca 14133
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4150*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total350 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 10-03-95, at about 1430Z, Mr. Levi, was the pilot in command of a Bellanca BL-14, N6504N, when his left landing gear collapsed upon landing on runway 30L at Meadows Field, (bfl) Bakersfield, CA. There was no injury to the only occupant and only minor damage was sustained to the left wing tip and propeller. The pilot later admitted that he can not remember seeing two green landing gear lights before landing. Mr. Levi was on a VFR cross country from lancaster, CA, to bfl in mvc. A pilot briefing was received from ral afss and no flight plan had been filed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 10-03-95, AT ABOUT 1430Z, MR. LEVI, WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A BELLANCA BL-14, N6504N, WHEN HIS LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 30L AT MEADOWS FIELD, (BFL) BAKERSFIELD, CA. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT LATER ADMITTED THAT HE CAN NOT REMEMBER SEEING TWO GREEN LANDING GEAR LIGHTS BEFORE LANDING. MR. LEVI WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FROM LANCASTER, CA, TO BFL IN MVC. A PILOT BRIEFING WAS RECEIVED FROM RAL AFSS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

Other reports on N6504N · 1

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