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FAA incident report · Buker JUNGMANN1131 · Riverside/Rubid, CA · October 8, 1996

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Date
October 8, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place
Riverside/Rubid, CA
Airport
Fla-Bob Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25GB
Reported as
Buker JUNGMANN1131
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total100 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N25GBRegistered now · Bucker JUNGMAN BU-131S/N E3B-372 · Built 1954Airframe modelBucker JUNGMAN BU-131Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on October 8, 1996, at approximately 1100 hours local, woodrow anselen was pilot-in-command of his personally owned experimental aircraft called a buckner jungmann BU-131, on a flight originating from corona, California when he attempted to make a landing at flabob airport, Riverside, California. After touchdown, during the deceleration, he noticed the aircraft begin to settle towards the right wing and it became impossible to maintain directional control. The aircraft executed approximately 90 degrees rotation to the left (part of a ground loop) before coming to a halt with the right main gear completely collapsed and the left main gear partially collapsed. Damage was limited to the landing gear and propelller, and the pilot was not injured. He reported that prior to this flight he had experienced a bird strike resulting in an engine failure and was forced to make an engine out landing. Athough the landing was on a paved runway the aircraft landed hard. After repairing the engine, an inspection did not reveal damage to the landing gear, but he felt the right gear was structurally compromised which resulted in the collapse of the gear on the incident flight. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 8, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS LOCAL, WOODROW ANSELEN WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF HIS PERSONALLY OWNED EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CALLED A BUCKNER JUNGMANN BU-131, ON A FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM CORONA, CALIFORNIA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LANDING AT FLABOB AIRPORT, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING THE DECELERATION, HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO SETTLE TOWARDS THE RIGHT WING AND IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES ROTATION TO THE LEFT (PART OF A GROUND LOOP) BEFORE COMING TO A HALT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COMPLETELY COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLLER, AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. HE REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT HE HAD EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN ENGINE OUT LANDING. ATHOUGH THE LANDING WAS ON A PAVED RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. AFTER REPAIRING THE ENGINE, AN INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, BUT HE FELT THE RIGHT GEAR WAS STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISED WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE GEAR ON THE INCIDENT FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.