CHI82DA352

NTSB accident investigation · Breezy RLU-1 · Marshall, MI · September 12, 1982

Accident · Minor injuriesFinal report
Date
September 12, 1982, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC)
Place
Marshall, MI
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N32BPBreezy RLU-1
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820912047169A
Case key
71594

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

After landing, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. Subsequently, it departed the right side of the runway and turned over. An examination of the wheel brakes revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction. Reportedly, there was a crosswind from the left at 5 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N32BP
Reported as
Breezy RLU-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
30R4
Airframe hours
290
Engine
Lycoming O-290-GPU, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Robert Pulver
Registered owner
Robert Pulver
Departed
Plainwell, MI
Destination
Ebensburg, PA
Airport
5D8 · Brooks, runway 28, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
42
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
684 total · 38 in this make and model · 636 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 5 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
158 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.