# Incident 19980928033459I: Blanca 14192, Falmouth, MA, September 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1998, 18:10 local time
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Airport: Falmouth Airpart Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7658B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (registry code 3080114, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 52 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980928033459I

## Narrative

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

ON SCENE INSPECTOR FELT THAT THE PILOT DID A COMPETENT JOB LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSPECTOR CITED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE INVOLVING THE PROPELLER AND BELLY PANEL. THE PILOT STATEMENT IS ENROUTE TO THIS OFFICE AND IN PART DESCRIBES WHAT HE FEELS WAS A FUEL PROBLEM INVOLVING THE WOBBLE PUMP OR FUEL PUMP. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PILOT IS A STUDENT AND HAD BEEN INTERVIEWED BY AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR.

## Other reports on N7658B (3)

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

- [Accident 20220326003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003429A), Mar 26, 2022: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (N7658B), Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported a sudden, heavy vibration which temporarily forced the yoke form his hands. He elected to make a fast, no-flap landing off field. The RH outer…
- [Incident 20120924021519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120924021519I), Sep 24, 2012: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (N7658B), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. On 09/04/2012, N7658B, a Bellanca 14-19, landed at fox field, Lancaster, CA. On landing rollout, the right main gear retracted, N7658B'S right wing tip…
- [Accident 20040521009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040521009949A), May 21, 2004: Blanca 14192 (N7658B), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed without power in the desert. Engine quit running due to lack of fuel. Fuel in aux tank was exhausted. Pilot failed to select aux fuel tank…

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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