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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Bakersfield, CA · March 6, 2009

Date: March 6, 2009 · 14:00 local
Place: Bakersfield, CA
Airport: Meadows Field
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4134B
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA143
Reported as: Blanca 1731ATC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total360 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N4134BRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 74-31102 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31ATC Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft, while landing at bfl, touched down at the threshold, then made an uncontrolled swerve to the left. The aircraft exited the 150' wide runway, struck a taxiway exit sign, rolled into the infield, where the pilot regained control and maneuver the aircraft back onto the runway. The pilot the called ground control and continued taxiing to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING AT BFL, TOUCHED DOWN AT THE THRESHOLD, THEN MADE AN UNCONTROLLED SWERVE TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE 150' WIDE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TAXIWAY EXIT SIGN, ROLLED INTO THE INFIELD, WHERE THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THE CALLED GROUND CONTROL AND CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE RAMP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09CA143Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBakersfield, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.Mar 6, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4134B · 1

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

Incident 19970917026879ILevel Off Touchdown · San Carlos, CANarrative: the pilot stated that after he made a moderately hard landing, the left main gear tire blew out. The aircraft then veered off into the westside infield and continued on for several hundred feet. The aircraft suffered damage to the left main landing…Sep 17, 1997 · Minor damage