ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229818
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 2019 |
| Time: | 11:29 LT |
| Type: |  Bede BD-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N501BD |
| MSN: | 1039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Amateur/Experimental Unknown |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Camarillo Airport (KCMA), Camarillo, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camarillo Airport, CA (KCMA) |
| Camarillo Airport, CA (KCMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed in the experimental, amateur-built airplane and remained in the airport traffic pattern. The tower controller noticed that the airplane was low on the downwind leg and asked the pilot if he could climb. The pilot responded that he was having issues climbing and would need to stay at that altitude. The pilot also stated that he would need to make a full-stop landing. The pilot was cleared to land, and, shortly thereafter, the airplane was observed in a rapid descent.
Several witnesses located near the accident site reported that the airplane was low before it descended rapidly toward the ground. One witness stated that the propeller was not moving. The airplane impacted a lettuce field about 3/4 mile south of the airport and immediately nosed over.
Postaccident examination of the engine revealed that the connecting rod bearing, and endcap had separated from the crankshaft. Engine disassembly revealed that the engine's oil galleys and the No. 4 connecting rod journal's oil galley were not obstructed. The section of the rod end cap with the bearing tang insert had mechanical damage consistent with bearing shift. The bearing shift likely led to the No. 4 rod bearing and endcaps to separate and resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: The 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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20FA005
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=501BD
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 2004 | N501BD | Private | 0 | Goodyear, AZ | |
sub |
Location
Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2019 21:09 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Oct-2019 21:10 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Oct-2019 00:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 09:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Oct-2019 09:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 20:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2022 00:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 06-Mar-2022 00:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 16:54 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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