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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bede BD-5J · San Diego, CA · August 14, 1998

Date: August 14, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Miramar Nas Base Ops
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N210LL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total100 in this make and model207 in the last 90 days

N210LLRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2002 · Bede BD-5JS/N 5J-0004 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBede BD-5J Engine modelMicro TRS-18 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After performing an airshow routine the pilot of an experimental (amateur built) BD-5 micro jet had a landing gear malfunction which caused the nose gear to remain in the up/retracted position. Emergency vehicles were dispatched to the runway. The pilot made a landing on the main landing gear, holding the nose of the aircraft off the runway as long as possible. Damage to the aircraft was minor, including scraping on the lower fuselage sheet metal. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER PERFORMING AN AIRSHOW ROUTINE THE PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL (AMATEUR BUILT) BD-5 MICRO JET HAD A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO REMAIN IN THE UP/RETRACTED POSITION. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, HOLDING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, INCLUDING SCRAPING ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE SHEET METAL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N210LL · 1

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

Incident 20020417006189IGrove Hill, AL(-23) Pilot had an inflight fire, parachuted out of aircraft. Aircraft was destroyed. Only engine and wing spar left. Reason for fire unknown.Apr 17, 2002 · No damage