Bice David E BEARHAWK N1685

Summary

On 27 September 2008 at about 17:00 local time, a Bice David E BEARHAWK registered N1685, operated by Bice David E, was involved in an accident near Double Eagle Airport, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 September 2008 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Double Eagle Airport, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Double Eagle II Airport (AEG)

Coordinates

35.1450, -106.7950

Aircraft

Bice David E BEARHAWK

Registration

N1685

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bice David E

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Double Eagle Ai → Double Eagle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08CA164

Nobody was injured.

The pilot flared high and failed to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane and the crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a visual approach, the private pilot recognized a quartering crosswind for the landing runway. The pilot elected to continue the landing for experience since he had only nine previous landings in this airplane. According to the pilot "I either flared high or allowed the airplane to balloon up after the flare. The airplane dropped maybe three feet after the stall, and after the bounce, it came back to the runway in a slight crab." The pilot attempted to correct for the drift, but the airplane departed the left side of the runway and ground looped. The pilot was not injured. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right gear had collapsed and the right wing spar had bent.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.