# Accident 19820425026949A: Amtrbb MUSTANG2, Ames, IA, April 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0194° N, 93.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0194&lon=-93.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Low Robert H MUSTANG-II (registry code 1690443, https://openairdocs.org/model/low-robert-h-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 349 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425026949A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AT ATTACH POINT ON LANDING. IMPROPER WELDS. NO PENETRATION OF PARENT METAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC82DA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA062), Apr 25, 1982: Homebuilt Mustang II (N53BL), Ames, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53BL (1)

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

- [Accident 19840225005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840225005759A), Feb 25, 1984: Amtrbb MUSTANG2 (N53BL), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting takeoff on soft, wet runway. He waited too long to abort and aircraft ran through fence.

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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