# NTSB CHI82DA352: Breezy RLU-1, N32BP, Marshall, MI, September 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 12, 1982, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place: Marshall, MI
- Coordinates: 42.259284, -84.950881 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2593&lon=-84.9509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA352
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71594/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA352

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32BP-1984-08-01), registration cancelled 1984-08-01, S/N 30R4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREEZY RLU-1
- Registry model: [Pulver BREEZY RLU-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pulver-breezy-rlu-1) (registry code 0565029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 30R4
- Airframe hours: 290
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820912047169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820912047169A), Sep 12, 1982: Amtrrl BREEZYRLU1, Marshall, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on the landing roll, ran off runway and inverted.

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.

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