- Date
- September 14, 1979
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N177RBBede BD-5J
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790914022649A
- Case key
- 133890
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1796 79/9/14 MERCED,CA BEDE BD-5J CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 37, 72 TOTAL TIME - 0922 N177RB PX- 0 0 0 TEST HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERCED,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- EXCESSIVE WEAR,FLAP HANDLE PIN,MATING HOLES.FLAPS RETRACTED.LNDD SHORT.70 HRS TT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N177RB
- Reported as
- Bede BD-5J
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merced Municipal
N177RBRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Bach BD-5JAirframe modelBach BD-5JEngine modelAmes TRS-18-046
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.