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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr BUSHBY M-II · Logan, UT · August 7, 2003

Date: August 7, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place: Logan, UT
Airport: Logan-Cache Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N74ST
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03LA145
Reported as: Amtr Bushbymii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 726 total

N74STRegistered now · Woods Richard I BUSHBY M-IIS/N 1506 · Built 1994 Airframe modelWoods Richard I BUSHBY M-II Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and owner of aircraft landing on runway 17 at Logan, Utah airport, (lgu), with winds from 190 with 12 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot made a 3 point landing with his conventional gear aircraft. The aircraft had an uncommanded lift off and bounced 3-4 times. While attempting to correct this situation, the left wheel/axle/brake assembly departed the aircraft. Aircraft skidded on left wing tip, left gear coming to a rest on the nose damaging the prop and cowling. A witness agreed that his landing attempt looked normal, and that his first touchdown did not appear to have been a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND OWNER OF AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT LOGAN, UTAH AIRPORT, (LGU), WITH WINDS FROM 190 WITH 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THE PILOT MADE A 3 POINT LANDING WITH HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN UNCOMMANDED LIFT OFF AND BOUNCED 3-4 TIMES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION, THE LEFT WHEEL/AXLE/BRAKE ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON LEFT WING TIP, LEFT GEAR COMING TO A REST ON THE NOSE DAMAGING THE PROP AND COWLING. A WITNESS AGREED THAT HIS LANDING ATTEMPT LOOKED NORMAL, AND THAT HIS FIRST TOUCHDOWN DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A HARD LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN03LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLogan, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the wind gust.Aug 7, 2003 · Substantial damage