# Accident 20180410010489A: Bice David E BEARHAWK, Edgewood, NM, April 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2018, 12:25 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Airport: Sandia Airpark Estates East Ai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0947° N, 106.1644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0947&lon=-106.1644&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: BICE DAVID E BEARHAWK
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,369 total, 111 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180410010489A

## Narrative

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

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 THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT SANDIA AIRPARK ESTATES EAST AIRPORT (1N1). THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY LANE AVIATION LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR/VMC) PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED SANDIA AIRPARK AT 1200 MDT FOR LOCAL AIRWORK AND LOCAL PATTERN WORK. AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 GAA18CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA206), Apr 10, 2018: Bice David E Bearhawk (N1685), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## 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 20080927849679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080927849679A), Sep 27, 2008: Biceda BEARHAWK (N1685), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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