# Accident 19950913048279A: Bede James R BEDE BD-12, Chesterfield, MO, September 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1995, 12:35 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112BD-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bede James R BEDE BD-12 (registry code 0563035, https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-james-r-bede-bd-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950913048279A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ON HIGH SPEED TAXI TESTING LIFTED OFF RUNWAY APPROX 10'. ON LANDING, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED OUTWARD. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN STOPS HAD FAILED. PILOT STATES HE INTENDED TO DO HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST AND CROW HOPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFIED AS EXPERIMENTAL AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMPANY PILOT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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