# Accident 20081005847909A: BONDETF51D, Sandy Valley, NV, October 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2008, 09:53 local time
- Place: Sandy Valley, NV
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7950° N, 115.6272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7950&lon=-115.6272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N267B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N267B-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bonde Robert L BONDE TF 51D (registry code 056145H, https://openairdocs.org/model/bonde-robert-l-bonde-tf-51d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BONDETF51D
- Reported engine: CHEVZZ4350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 0 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081005847909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND AN ASSOCIATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATURE BUILT BONDE TF-51D AIRCRAFT.  THIS WAS TO BE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SANDY VALLEY AIRPORT (3L2) AND WAS GOING TO DO A FEW FLIGHTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA BEFORE FLYING TO THE JEAN AIRPORT (OL7) AND BACK TO SANDY VALLEY.  THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED LANDING GEAR PROBLEMS AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.  THE PILOT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH PERSONS ON THE GROUND, WHO WERE TRYING TO HELP THE PILOT TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND GET THE LEFT GEAR TO EXTEND.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE APPROXIMATLEY 5 PASSES DOWN THE RUNWAY, ON THE LAST PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND THE GROUND PERSONNEL SUGGESTED THE PILOT "SLIP" THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO TRY AND FULLY EXTEND THE GEAR.  THE PILOT ALSO INFORMED THE GROUND PERSONNEL HE HAD AN "ENGINE" LIGHT DURING HIS LAST PASS DOWN THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT WINGS ROCK, THE AIRCRAFT ENTER INTO A STEEP NOSE DOWN TURN AND HEARD THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY A CLOUD OF DUST.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR09LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA004), Oct 5, 2008: Bonde TF-51D (N267B), Sandy Valley, NV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while attempting to…

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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