# Accident 20090306003939A: Blanca 1731ATC, Bakersfield, CA, March 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4336° N, 119.0569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4336&lon=-119.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4134B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4134B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 360 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090306003939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA143), Mar 6, 2009: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N4134B), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N4134B (1)

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

- [Incident 19970917026879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970917026879I), Sep 17, 1997: Blanca 1731ATC (N4134B), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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