# Accident 20190718012099A: Brumbaugh David R DRB RAIDER, Laramie, WY, July 18, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2019, 08:00 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: Laramie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3119° N, 105.6750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3119&lon=-105.6750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703DB-2020-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brumbaugh David R DRB RAIDER (registry code 05636PI, https://openairdocs.org/model/brumbaugh-david-r-drb-raider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F30 (registry code 33730, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUMBAUGH DAVID R DRB RAIDER
- Reported engine: HIRTH F30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 30 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA433) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190718012099A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 18, 2019,  N703DB, 2017 DRB RAIDER SERIAL NUMBER, 001DB WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TESTING (PHASE 1) OF THE EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS ISSUED BY DENVER FSDO-03.  ON THIS FLIGHT, THE PILOT LOADED 90 POUNDS OF BALLAST IN THE REAR SEAT TO SIMULATE A PASSENGER RIDING IN AFT SEAT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO EVALUATE THE FLYING AND HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THIS CONFIGURATION.  THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL, AND UPON THE NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING ADDITION DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 GAA19CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA433), Jul 18, 2019: Brumbaugh David R DRB Raider (N703DB), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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