# Accident 20220813008859A: Goddard Dick Sim BENSEN B-8M, Corona, CA, August 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8945° N, 117.5839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8945&lon=-117.5839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N532KB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532KB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goddard Dick Sim BENSEN B-8M (registry code 05624KI, https://openairdocs.org/model/goddard-dick-sim-bensen-b-8m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GODDARD DICK SIM BENSEN B-8M
- Reported engine: ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220813008859A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/13/2022 N532KB DEPARTED CORONA AIRPORT (AJO) VIA RUNWAY 25 FOR PRACTICE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST APPROACH TO LAND WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE ROTORCRAFT AND SPUN TO THE GROUND LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 25.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ABOUT 600FT. AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.

THE RAL FSDO WAS NOTIFIED AND SPOKE WITH THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SEPARATELY THE FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING , (08/15/2022).  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON HIS FIRST CIRCUIT IN THE PATTERN WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT SPIN.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNINJURED AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT.  FIRE AND AMBULANCE CREWS WERE ON SCENE BUT THE PILOT STATED HE DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND DID NOT NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN A MOUNT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHIFT DOWNWARD AND THE ROTOR OF THE AIRCRAFT CUT THE RUDDER CABLE, INDUCING THE SPIN.

THE RAL FSDO SPOKE WITH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO WITNESSED THE EVENT AND MADE THE SAME STATEMENT.  BY THE TIME THE RAL FSDO CONTACTED THE PILOT AND THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED INTO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HANGAR AT THE AJO AIRPORT.

THE NTSB AND THE RAL FSDO VISITED THE PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED.  INVESTIGATORS NOTICED THE RUDDER CABLE WAS CUT.

THE RAL FSDO REVIEWED THE PILOT LOGBOOK AND DID NOT FIND ANY DISCREPANCIES.  AFTER REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE AN ENTRY FOR THE REQUIRED YEARLY INSPECTION.  THE LAST LOGGED INSPECTION WAS 02/01/2020.

INVESTGATORS NOTICE A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT ON THE AIRCRAFT.  THE MOUNT WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE INSPECTED BY THE NTSB LAB IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE MOUNT TO FAIL.

SAS ACTIVITY NUMBER WP21202202696

## 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 WPR22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA302), Aug 13, 2022: Goddard Dick Sim Bensen B-8M (N532KB), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the engine mount resulting in a loss of engine power and directional control while maneuvering.

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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