C-GBDV – BD5J – Canada – Destroyed

[Benjamin Morgan]

Aircraft model: BD5-J

Serial: 4672
Registration: C-GBDV

Date first registered:  Unknown

Engine model: Microturbo TRS18-046-01

Built and flown by Scott Manning, C-GBDV first flew in November 2003. White overall with a red flash along the fuselage and other red details. Performed in several airshows during 2005, but crashed fatally on 16 June 2006 at Carp Airport during an airshow practice for Air Show Ottawa.

The CTSB later analysed that a bolt in the right flap wasn’t held properly by its locknut, resulting in the uncommanded retraction of the flap. Since the flap actuation was electric on this specific BD-5, retraction of the remaining flap would have taken too long for a recovery to be made.

[Benjamin Morgan]

Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Aviation Investigation Report A06O0141
Loss of Control and Collision with Terrain
BEDE BD5-J C-GBDV
Ottawa/Carp Airport, Ontario
16th June 2006

ACCIDENT SUMMARY

The pilot of the privately owned Bede BD5-J aircraft (registration C-GBDV, serial number 4672) departed the Ottawa/Carp Airport, Ontario, at approximately 1205 eastern daylight time to practice his routine for the air show scheduled for the following two days. At approximately 1210, the pilot radioed that he was starting his final fly-past before landing. The routine for this low-speed fly-past called for a number of quick extensions and retractions of the aircraft’s landing gear while at a height about 500 feet above ground level. After several cycles of the landing gear, and while the landing gear was extended, the aircraft rolled sharply to the right. The nose dropped, and the aircraft descended rapidly and hit the ground. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot sustained fatal injuries.

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[Benjamin Morgan]

Photo taken on August 2004 at St. Catherines/Niagara District Airport, Ontario, Canada. Photos by Gregg Stansbery.

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