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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr BEDEBD4 · Moriarty, NM · March 3, 2007

Date: March 3, 2007 · 16:30 local
Place: Moriarty, NM
Airport: Moriarty Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N93BD
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA065
Reported as: Amtr BEDEBD4
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total6 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N93BDRegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2009 · Ogden Aubrey D BEDE-4S/N BD-4-607 · Built 1979 Airframe modelOgden Aubrey D BEDE-4 Engine modelMazda 13BReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 3, 2007, at 1630 MST, an experimental amateur built BD-4, N93BD, registered to the pilot, ground-looped on landing at Moriarty municipal airport, Moriarty, new Mexico, while on a personal local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the private pilot on board was not injured. The flight originated at Moriarty, new Mexico, on March 3, 2007, at 1545 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2007, AT 1630 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BD-4, N93BD, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, GROUND-LOOPED ON LANDING AT MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO, ON MARCH 3, 2007, AT 1545 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN07CA065Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMoriarty, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.Mar 4, 2007 · Substantial damage