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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Versteeg Robert H JR TITAN T-51 MUSTANG · Compton, CA · March 30, 2021

Date: March 30, 2021 · 12:45 local
Place: Compton, CA
Airport: Compton/Woodley
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2491U
Reported as: Versteeg Robert H JR Titan T-51 Mustang
Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total

N2491URegistered now · Versteeg Robert H JR TITAN T-51 MUSTANGS/N M02XXXSOHK0015 · Built 2007 Airframe modelVersteeg Robert H JR TITAN T-51 MUSTANG Engine modelRotax 912S series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Prior to landing, pilot stated that all three gear indications were green. Once touchdown, right wing dipped, pilot applied power for a go around. While on go around, lost all power, glided to land, right gear collapsed causing right wing tip to contact runway, left gear also collapsed causing aircraft to skid into the right infield. Damage sustained includes bent propeller, broken left gear, fiberglass underbody scoop torn off, ruptured left fuel tank and torn under right wingtip.

As the FAA filed it

PRIOR TO LANDING, PILOT STATED THAT ALL THREE GEAR INDICATIONS WERE GREEN. ONCE TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT WING DIPPED, PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR A GO AROUND. WHILE ON GO AROUND, LOST ALL POWER, GLIDED TO LAND, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING RIGHT WING TIP TO CONTACT RUNWAY, LEFT GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SKID INTO THE RIGHT INFIELD. DAMAGE SUSTAINED INCLUDES BENT PROPELLER, BROKEN LEFT GEAR, FIBERGLASS UNDERBODY SCOOP TORN OFF, RUPTURED LEFT FUEL TANK AND TORN UNDER RIGHT WINGTIP.