# Incident 20220201001379I: Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 2, Borrego Springs, CA, February 1, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2022, 11:40 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2590° N, 116.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BORREGO VALLEY (L08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2590&lon=-116.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2988B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2988B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 2 (registry code 056302T, https://openairdocs.org/model/ben-j-oliver-bushwagon-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A3A (registry code 42267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEN J OLIVER BUSHWAGON 2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,360 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220201001379I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/01/20222 N2988B TOUCHED DOWN A 3 POINT LANDING AT L08 BORREGO VALLEY AIRPORT RUNWAY 8.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY BEGAN TIPPING UP AND TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TAILWHEEL HUB HAD BROKEN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PUSHED OFF OF THE RUNWAY BY HAND TO TRANSIENT PARKING.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

## Other reports on N2988B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250613006389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250613006389I), Jun 13, 2025: Ben J Oliver BUSHWAGON 2 (N2988B), Battle Mountain, NV, Minor damage. On our return home from flying/camping for the week in the Idaho backcountry, my [privacy data omitted] and I departed Battle Mountain Airport, NV early on the…

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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