# Accident 20050420007529A: LOWINGLOADST, Bakersfield, CA, April 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2005, 11:13 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3247° N, 118.9958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3247&lon=-118.9958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8058Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8058Q-2007-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bailey Douglas LOWING LOADSTER (registry code 056170A, https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-douglas-lowing-loadster) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOWINGLOADST
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050420007529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE UPWIND LEG OF THE SECOND TIME AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE FELT THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. DURING A BASE TURN TO LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING STALLED, WITH NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA141), Apr 20, 2005: Bailey Lowing Loadster (N8058Q), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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