19941228043029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hoover BUSHBY MM1 · Chesterfield, MO · December 28, 1994

Date
December 28, 1994
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32VF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA063
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft landed runway skidded off northside and flipped over. (-4)the pilot reported, after performing an operational check on some recently installed avionic equipment, he decided to land. While on the landing roll, the pilot stated, the airplane turned 15 degrees to the right. All attempts to maintain directional control failed. The airplane exited the runway and came to rest in an inverted position. In a statement made to the FAA, the pilot stated, 'I lost the [airplane] on the runway.' The pilot has a total of 51 hours in this accident make/model airplane, all of which were flown eight or nine years ago. His most recent experience consisted of two flights, seven months prior, totaling 15 minutes in no wind conditions. The reported winds at the time of the accident were 360 degrees at 8 knots.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY SKIDDED OFF NORTHSIDE AND FLIPPED OVER. (-4)THE PILOT REPORTED, AFTER PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK ON SOME RECENTLY INSTALLED AVIONIC EQUIPMENT, HE DECIDED TO LAND. WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT STATED, THE AIRPLANE TURNED 15 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FAILED. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. IN A STATEMENT MADE TO THE FAA, THE PILOT STATED, 'I LOST THE [AIRPLANE] ON THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT HAS A TOTAL OF 51 HOURS IN THIS ACCIDENT MAKE/MODEL AIRPLANE, ALL OF WHICH WERE FLOWN EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO. HIS MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE CONSISTED OF TWO FLIGHTS, SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR, TOTALING 15 MINUTES IN NO WIND CONDITIONS. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 360 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.