# Incident 20080702843529I: Blanca 1419, Mesa, AZ, July 2, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2008, 13:25 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6579N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19 (registry code 3080102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1419
- Reported engine: LYC O435A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702843529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OWNER FORGOT TO FASTEN THE LOWER LEFT 4 CAMLOCKS ON THE TOP COWLING.  COWLING CAME LOOSE AFTER TAKEOFF, BLOCKING THE PILOT'S VIEW,  AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO LAND SAFELY.

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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