# Accident 20110410007799A: Bennett James C MIDJET MUSTANG I, Ramona, CA, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 08:36 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0410° N, 116.9119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0410&lon=-116.9119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611JB-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bennett James C MIDJET MUSTANG I (registry code 1690690, https://openairdocs.org/model/bennett-james-c-midjet-mustang-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENNETT JAMES C MIDJET MUSTANG I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410007799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF THIS AIRCRAFT. DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, THE PIC HEARD A POP/BANG NOISE AND STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN INEFFECTIVE LEFT RUDER. HE CONDUCTED A RUDDER CONNECT CONTINUITY CHECK AND VERIFIED THE RUDDER REMAINED CONNECTED. ON THE THIRD LANDING WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS SMOOTH BY THE PIC, THE PIC LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE LEFT AS HE APPLIED BRAKES DURING THE AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE. THE PIC STATED THAT THE HE HAD INSUFFICIENT RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS TO OVERCOME THE LEFT TURNING MOMENTUM. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 TO THE LEFT INTO A MUDDY, GRASS AREA AND FLIPPED INVERTED.  THE PIC STATED THAT POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE CYLINDAR ATTACH FITTING TO THE RUDDER PEDAL BROKE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY FAA MAINTENANCE INSPECTORS DUE TO THE INACCESABILITY OF THE FORWARD RUDDER PEDAL AREA DURING AN ON-SITE INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. RH LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED WITH A CAMBER OUT APPEARANCE SIMILAR TO HARD LANDING DAMAGE. EMPANAGE AREA HAS APPROX A 5 DEGREE TWIST. IT IS UNCLEAR IF MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DUE TO SALVAGE OPERATION OR THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING DONATED  TO MIRAMAR COLLEGE IN SAN DIEGO. THE NTSB HAS REQUESTED THAT THE LEFT RUDDER COMPONENTS BE SENT TO THE NTSB FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND METALURGICL ANALYSIS OF THE SUSPECT COMPONENTS. IT IS THE OPINION OF MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE SAN DIEGO FSDO THAT THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED HARD LANDING DAMAGE. NOEIR HAS BEEN INITIATED SINCE THE HARD LANDING DAMAGE CLAIM CANNOT BE SUBSTANTIATED CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL FOR SALVAGE DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA205), Apr 10, 2011: Bennett Midjet Mustang I (N611JB), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to the overload separation of the left brake master cylinder from the left rudder pedal assembly.

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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