# NTSB DEN07CA065: Ogden Aubrey D BD-4, N93BD, Moriarty, NM, March 4, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 3, 2007, 17:23 local (Mar 4, 2007, 00:23 UTC)
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Coordinates: 34.984722, -106.005554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9847&lon=-106.0056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA - ABQ FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07CA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65381/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA065

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - runway

## Analysis

According to the pilot, he inadvertently bounced the airplane two times while performing a landing on runway 26. He elected to abort the landing and perform a go-around. The pilot stated that after the second bounce he lost his crosswind correction and the airplane departed the runway to the north. One of the main landing gear contacted the ground and dug in. The airplane rotated around 120 to 180 degrees and came to rest on its belly, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, he inadvertently bounced the airplane two times while performing a landing on runway 26 (7,700 by 75 feet, asphalt). He elected to abort the landing and perform a go-around. The pilot stated that after the second bounce he lost his crosswind correction and the airplane departed the runway to the north. One of the main landing gear contacted the ground and dug in. The airplane rotated around 120 to 180 degrees and came to rest on is belly. Both main landing gear separated. The airframe on the left side, under the cabin door, was bent and the fuselage aft of the cabin door was wrinkled. An examination of the airplane's systems, conducted by the FAA, revealed no anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93BD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93BD-2009-07-01), registration cancelled 2009-07-01, S/N BD-4-607, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ogden Aubrey D BD-4
- Registry model: [Ogden Aubrey D BEDE-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/ogden-aubrey-d-bede-4) (registry code 11304A2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Mazda 13B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (registry code 43200, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: BD-4-607
- Airframe hours: 1150
- Engines: Mazda 13B 193 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, September 1, 2005
- Departed: 0E0, Moriarty, NM
- Destination: 0E0, MORIARTY, NM
- Airport: 0E0, Moriarty Airport, runway 26, 7,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; injuries: minor; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 462 total, 7 in this make and model, 285 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point -8 °F
- Altimeter: 30.29 inHg
- Observed at: kabq, 30 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20070303002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070303002759A), Mar 3, 2007: Amtr BEDEBD4, Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 3, 2007, at 1630 MST, an experimental amateur built BD-4, N93BD, registered to the pilot, ground-looped on landing at Moriarty municipal…

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.

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