# Incident 19900813047819I: Amtrbd BEDEBD5, Montgomery, NY, August 13, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1990, 13:47 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5199° N, 74.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5199&lon=-74.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32324, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32324-1990-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Micalizio John R BD-5 (registry code 11307H2, https://openairdocs.org/model/micalizio-john-r-bd-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813047819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAKING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST BECAME AIRBORNE AND LANDED SIDEWAYS. BROKE OFF RIGHT GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL.

## 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 NYC89LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA220), Aug 13, 1990: Micalizio BD-5 (N32324), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WHILE PERFORMING INITIAL HIGH-SPEED TAXI TESTS. THE PILOT'S LACK OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE WAS A…

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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