# Accident 20010330013529A: Amtr MUSTANGMIDGT, Orange, TX, March 30, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 30, 2001, 15:00 local time - Place: Orange, TX - Airport: Orange County Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.1003° N, 93.7504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1003&lon=-93.7504&mi=10 - Aircraft: N11DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11DB-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Bradley MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 (registry code 16901CJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bradley-midget-mustang-mm-1) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANGMIDGT - Reported engine: CONT C8512 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA092) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010330013529A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MARCH 30, 2001, AT 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BRADLEY MIDGET MUSTANG HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N11DB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL AT THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR ORANGE, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS BRINGING IT HOME. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ON RUNWAY 04, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED THROUGH A FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPRIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE'S EMPENNAGE WAS TWISTED TO THE LEFT, AND THE LEFT AILERON WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR THAT THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM 310 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. (-23) THE PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING THE SINGLE SEAT LOW WING AMATEUR BUILT TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE AT THE NORMAL TOUCHDOWN SPOT (ABEAM THE PAPI) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT OFF THE 100 FOOT WIDE AND 4,400 FOOT LONG RUNWAY 4. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 330 DEGREES WHEN IT CRASHED THROUGH AND DAMAGED THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 325 FEET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO THE OUTBOARD SIDE AND SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO BOTH AILERONS AND THE EMPENNAGE WAS BUCKLED AND BENT APPROXIMATELY TW O DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE PROPELLER SHOWED A SLIGHT FORWARD BEND AND EVIDENCE OF MUD ON BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. EYEWITNESSES REPORTED THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE SURFACE WIND WAS A DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAYS HE WAS NOT INJURED. (.4) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 4, THE TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR AT 85 MPH. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER, WHICH HAD NO EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED THROUGH A BARBE D WIRE FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP NOSE DOWN IN A "FLOODED" COW PASTURE. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM 320 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. ## 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 FTW01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA092), Mar 30, 2001: Bradley Midget Mustang (N11DB), Orange, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the crosswind condition. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.