# Accident 20080927849679A: Biceda BEARHAWK, Albuquerque, NM, September 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2008
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1450° N, 106.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1450&lon=-106.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1685, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bice David E BEARHAWK (registry code 05623OC, https://openairdocs.org/model/bice-david-e-bearhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BICEDA BEARHAWK
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,176 total, 9 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080927849679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N1685, A BICE DAVID E. MODEL BEARHAWK AIRPLANE, VEERED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO A LEFT CROSS-WIND AND WHILE CORRECTING VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 22 AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (AEG) NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NM.  JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN08CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA164), Sep 27, 2008: Bice David E Bearhawk (N1685), Double Eagle Airport, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot flared high and failed to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane and the crosswind.

## Other reports on N1685 (2)

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

- [Accident 20240420004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240420004699A), Apr 20, 2024: Bice David E BEARHAWK (N1685), Buckhorn, NM, Substantial damage. On April 20, 2024, at 1300 MDT, an experimental bear hawk, contacted runway 08 during its approach to landing at Sacaton Airport (NM16). The private pilot, the…
- [Accident 20180410010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180410010489A), Apr 10, 2018: Bice David E BEARHAWK (N1685), Edgewood, NM, Substantial damage. On April 10, 2018 about 1225 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Bearhawk 4-place experimental single-engine airplane, N1685, ran off the edge of the runway during…

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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