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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beaver Stephen J BUCKER JUNGMANN · Delaware, OH · March 17, 2021

Date
March 17, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place
Delaware, OH
Airport
Delaware
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28BU
Reported as
Beaver Stephen J Bucker Jungmann
Reported engine
LOM M332
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,590 total160 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 17th 2021 a commercial rated flight instructor made a part 91 personal flight in N28BU, an amateur built recreation of a Bucker Jungmann. After an uneventful flight of about 30 minutes landed on runway 10 at the Delaware county airport (kdlz). The touch-down was normal with the upwind wheel touching first, followed by the downwind (left) wheel and tailwheel. During the landing roll the a/c began a gentle turn to the right. Left rudder was quickly applied but had no effect. The a/c continued to turn to the right until having turned through more than 45 degrees the left landing gear leg collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on its right gear leg, left wingtip and nose.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 17TH 2021 A COMMERCIAL RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT IN N28BU, AN AMATEUR BUILT RECREATION OF A BUCKER JUNGMANN. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT OF ABOUT 30 MINUTES LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AT THE DELAWARE COUNTY AIRPORT (KDLZ). THE TOUCH-DOWN WAS NORMAL WITH THE UPWIND WHEEL TOUCHING FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE DOWNWIND (LEFT) WHEEL AND TAILWHEEL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE A/C BEGAN A GENTLE TURN TO THE RIGHT. LEFT RUDDER WAS QUICKLY APPLIED BUT HAD NO EFFECT. THE A/C CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT UNTIL HAVING TURNED THROUGH MORE THAN 45 DEGREES THE LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT GEAR LEG, LEFT WINGTIP AND NOSE.