# Incident 19790421024729I: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Shirley, NY, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51RM-2004-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller S.A.L. 2/3 MUSTANG (registry code 1690313, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-s-a-l-2-3-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 70 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421024729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT MAIN DUE TO LIMIT SWITCH MALFUNCTION. SWITCH HAD ACCUMULATED FOREIGN MATERIAL.

## Other reports on N51RM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890318004029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318004029A), Mar 18, 1989: Amtrsg SALMUSTANG (N51RM), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on climbout. Cartwheeled on forced landing folding both wings. Cause power loss undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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