# Accident 20241002021649A: Lawrence M Zubel LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG, Vernal, UT, October 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4423° N, 109.5130° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4423&lon=-109.5130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N579LZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579LZ-2025-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lawrence M Zubel LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG (registry code 05639EI, https://openairdocs.org/model/lawrence-m-zubel-loehle-5151-mustang) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI-99 (registry code 55561, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAWRENCE M ZUBEL LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,184 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241002021649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND PERFORMED FLIGHT TEST OF AIRCRAFT: DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 17, MADE A CIRCUIT OF THE PATTERN, AND STABLE APPROACH. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT "BOUNCED" SECOND ATTEMPT TO TOUCHDOWN ALSO BOUNCED. AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. AIRSPEED WAS LOW CAUSING AN AIRCRAFT STALL AND HARD LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING SPAR. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC25LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA031), Oct 2, 2024: Lawrence M Zubel Loehle 5151 Mustang (N579LZ), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing which result in the left landing gear collapsing.

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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