# Accident 20130314004309A: Allen BD-5, Mount  Airy, NC, March 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2013, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mount  Airy, NC
- Airport: Mount Airy/ Surry County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4597° N, 80.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4597&lon=-80.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30BA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ALLEN BD-5
- Reported engine: HONDA AUTOMOBILE EV-2 TURBO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130314004309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 36, GEAR WAS UP, SPEED REPORTED BY THE PILOT WAS 140 MPH AT 50 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY. DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE. DUE TO ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DISSIPATE SOME OF THE AIRSPEED BY REVERSING COURSE. THE PILOT BANKED TO THE RIGHT PULLED AIRCRAFT UP TO COMPLETE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY. AFTER THE BANK TO THE RIGHT, PILOT STATED HE MAKE A STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT, WITH A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE, THE PILOT THEN FELT THE AIRCRAFT BUFFET AND ENTERING A STALL. HE LOWERED THE NOSE AND LEVELLED THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST PRIOR TO CRASHING THE  AIRCRAFT INTO A RAVINE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA13LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA167), Mar 14, 2013: Allen BD-5 (N30BA), Mount Airy, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadvertent closing of the engine choke. Contributing to the accident was the improper rigging of the engine choke cable.

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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