# Incident 20200515009049I: Downer 14-19-3, New Bern, NC, May 15, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2020, 13:30 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7649E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7649E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer 14-19-3 (registry code 3080126, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER 14-19-3
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200515009049I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT INITIATED A NORMAL LANDING AND VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO CONFIGURED TO LAND WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN SOFTLY. DURING THE ROLE OUT THE PILOT FELT THE AIRPLANE SLOWLY GOING DOWN ON THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N7649E (3)

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

- [Incident 19890705038129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890705038129I), Jul 5, 1989: Blanca 14193 (N7649E), Big Spring, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and landed with landing gear retracted. Minor damage.
- [Incident 19880721047149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721047149I), Jul 21, 1988: Blanca 14193 (N7649E), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing damaging prop. Nose wheel over the center bungee was broken.
- [Incident 19780301013729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780301013729I), Mar 1, 1978: Blanca 14193 (N7649E), Big Spring, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the gear before landing.

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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