20191008014329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Simmons John M BD-5 · Camarillo, CA · October 8, 2019

Date: October 8, 2019 · 12:29 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Airport: Camarillo
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N501BD
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20FA005
Reported as: Simmons John M BD-5
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,700 total

N501BDRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Simmons John M BD-5S/N 1039 · Built 1998 Airframe modelSimmons John M BD-5 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During takeoff climb-out the pilot reported he could not maintain climb rate. The aircraft was cleared to return to cma. On downwind the aircraft was low and crashed into an agricultural field south of the airport. The aircraft flipped over and burned, trapping the pilot in the cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB-OUT THE PILOT REPORTED HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN CLIMB RATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO RETURN TO CMA. ON DOWNWIND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOW AND CRASHED INTO AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND BURNED, TRAPPING THE PILOT IN THE COCKPIT.

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 WPR20FA005Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCamarillo, CAThe No. 4 connecting rod’s bearing shift and separation of the No. 4 connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.Oct 8, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N501BD · 1

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

Accident 20040529009819AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Goodyear, AZ(-23) Pilot reported that during cruise flight, he detected a momentary vibration and then a complete power failure. Pilot was unable to perform a restart and proceeded to make a forced landing. Pilot stated that he landed on an old abandoned airstrip 7 miles…May 29, 2004 · Substantial damage