# Incident 19980814031239I: Bede BD-5J, San Diego, CA, August 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Miramar Nas Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N210LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210LL-2002-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bede BD-5J (registry code 1130751, https://openairdocs.org/model/bede-bd-5j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Micro TRS-18 series (registry code 43901, https://openairdocs.org/engine/micro-trs-18-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980814031239I

## Narrative

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

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 20020417006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020417006189I), Apr 17, 2002: Amtr BEDEBD5J (N210LL), Grove Hill, AL, No damage. (-23) Pilot had an inflight fire, parachuted out of aircraft. Aircraft was destroyed. Only engine and wing spar left. Reason for fire unknown.

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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