# Incident 19970329011259I: Meyers MAC145, Bunnell, FL, March 29, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34376, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34376) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers MAC-145 (registry code 5650104, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-mac-145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS MAC145
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970329011259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: BASED UPON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PIC JEFFREY A. RAHIM AND PASSENGER BRAD SMITH, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THIS CAUSED A/C TO VEER TO THE LEFT LEAVING RUNWAY SURFACE, ENDING IN GRASSY AREA ADJACEDNT TO RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH LEFT FLAP, AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED BY OWNER PRIOR TO FAA ON SITE INVESTIGATION. MALFUNCTION/DEFECT REPORT WAS REQUESTED WHEN OWNER INITIATES REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N34376 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800621021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621021769A), Jun 21, 1980: Meyers MAC145 (N34376), Stow, OH, Substantial damage. Left landing gear did not extend prior to landing. Pilot made landing with one gear retracted.

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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