McBride AVID FLYER N29MD

Summary

On 12 April 2003 at about 17:00 local time, a McBride AVID FLYER registered N29MD was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, 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

12 April 2003 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anderson, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Anderson Municipal Airport (AID)

Coordinates

40.1086, -85.6128

Aircraft

McBride AVID FLYER

Registration

N29MD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Anderson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA107

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of speed which resulted in a landing overrun. The pilot's lack of experience in make and model airplane, and the ditch were contributing factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage during landing rollout when the airplane nosed over in a ditch. The pilot reported he was conducting a series of high speed taxi tests. He reported, "On the third run, I continued to 'fast taxi' and I suddenly found myself off the ground and in an unstable position." He did not intend to takeoff. Once airborne, the pilot decided, "It would be prudent to familiarize myself with the aircraft as best as I could before I attempted to land." The pilot reported he no experience flying that model airplane before, so he practiced flying the airplane for about an hour before he attempted to land. He decided to land on the grass adjacent to the runway. He reported, "The rollout was smooth, but my speed was excessive and I knew I would not be able to stop the aircraft before I came to the threshold lights." The pilot steered the airplane away from the threshold lights, but the airplane went into a ditch and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.