# Incident 19850830048679I: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Watsonville, CA, August 30, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3DW-1992-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White BD-5 (registry code 1130701, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830048679I

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING AND WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RAN OFF RUNWAY AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N3DW (1)

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

- [Accident 19920404008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920404008729A), Apr 4, 1992: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N3DW), Compton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine heard to sputter. Dived to the ground. No engine problems found.

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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