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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mathis Melv Bushby Must · Apple Valley, CA · April 8, 2010

Date: April 8, 2010 · 11:00 local
Place: Apple Valley, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N217AT
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10CA204
Reported as: Mathis Melv Bushby Must
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total2 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N217ATRegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2018 · Mathis Melvin R BUSHBY MUSTANG IIS/N 168 Airframe modelMathis Melvin R BUSHBY MUSTANG II

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What happened

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N217AT, bushby mustang ii home built, ground looped on landing at Apple Valley airport runway 18. The aircraft touched down in a three point attitude with Mr. Bruhnke rapidly over controlling the rudder causing the aircraft's direction of travel to be erratic. Mr bruhnke applied full right rudder then full left rudder causing the aircraft to swerve right then rapidly left. The CFI (caraway) applied full left rudder to correct. The aircraft departed the runway's left side, collapsed its gear and rotated left to a heading of 330 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

N217AT, BUSHBY MUSTANG II HOME BUILT, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE WITH MR. BRUHNKE RAPIDLY OVER CONTROLLING THE RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT'S DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TO BE ERRATIC. MR BRUHNKE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER THEN FULL LEFT RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE RIGHT THEN RAPIDLY LEFT. THE CFI (CARAWAY) APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY'S LEFT SIDE, COLLAPSED ITS GEAR AND ROTATED LEFT TO A HEADING OF 330 DEGREES.

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 WPR10CA204Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportApple Valley, CAThe CFI's inability to overcome the improper control inputs of the private pilot, who was handling the flight controls, which resulted in their loss of directional control during landing.Apr 8, 2010 · Substantial damage