# Accident 19971209037859A: Amtr BUSHROD, Corona, CA, December 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1997, 11:06 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8977° N, 117.6024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORONA MUNI (AJO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8977&lon=-117.6024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6232F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6232F-1998-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Stephen B BUSHROD (registry code 05602JI, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-stephen-b-bushrod) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUSHROD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209037859A

## Narrative

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

PUT ON FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. ROLLED LEFT AND CRASHED. (.4) THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN THE EXPERIMENTAL, HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, FOR A PLANNED SERIES OF APPROACHES TO EXPLORE THE AIRPLANE'S OPERATING ENVELOPE. THE FIRST APPROACH WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT USE OF THE WING FLAPS, AND NO ANOMALIES WERE REPORTED.  DURING THE NEXT APPROACH, THE PILOT FULLY EXTENDED THE FLAPS.  THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A LEFT TURN WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, COULD NOT BE STOPPED.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, IT DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH TWO UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANES.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE 7TH HOUR OF THE FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM.  THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.                (-23) PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ON A TEST FLIGHT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH HALF FLAPS, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON APPLYING FULL POWER, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND YAWED LEFT.  HE THEN LOST CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 LAX98LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA056), Dec 9, 1997: Johnson Bushrod (N6232F), Corona, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control resulting from a malfunction in the wing flap operating system. The malfunction produced asymmetrical drag and induced a roll which could not be overcome by the pilot's…

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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