- Date
- September 4, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conifer, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5131Davenport BD-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820904045059A
- Case key
- 70325
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while landing at a ranch strip the aircraft bounced. On the second bounce the right main landing gear crossed a ditch located on the right side of the runway, hit a mound of dirt and separated the wheel. The aircraft then nosed over coming to rest inverted. Total length of the runway was 1400 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5131
- Reported as
- Davenport BD-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- GC-1-66
- Airframe hours
- 751
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herrill Davenport
- Registered owner
- Herrill Davenport
- Departed
- Conifer, CO
- Destination
- Conifer, CO
- Airport
- Flying J, runway 36, 1,400 × 100 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 405 total · 122 in this make and model · 73 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5131 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.