# Incident 19960713033419I: Maule BEEDEEM4, Goodyear, AZ, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 07:15 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162BD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MAULE BEEDEEM4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713033419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AMEND DATE OF INCIDENT FROM 6-13-96 TO 7-13-96. AMEND PILOT'S ADDRESS FROM CITY OF HIGLEY TO CITY OF QUEEN CREEK. IWP0796057. ON JULY 13, 1996, AT 0715 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME-BUILT BD-4, N162BD, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR GOODYEAR, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CHANDLER, ARIZONA AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 MST. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF GOODYEAR, ARIZONA JUST WEST OF THE ESTRELLA MOUNTAINS, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING DURING DESCENT. UPON LANDING, THE GEAR SPLAYED AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. WHEN ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REMOVE THE AIRPLANE FROM THE FIELD, THE PROPELLER BECAME BENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED. INCIDENT CLOSED.

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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