CHI93DEP01

NTSB accident investigation · Bryant Mustang II · Kenosha, WI · May 16, 1993

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
May 16, 1993, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
Place
Kenosha, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N90YPBryant Mustang II
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report December 3, 1993
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19930516013779A
Case key
15568

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Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's not maintaining control of the aircraft.

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 - in flightGo-around (vfr)
Proper climb rate - not attainedPilot in commandFactor
Aircraft control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The pilot of the amateur built airplane attempted a go-around; however, control was lost and the airplane descended into the terrain. The pilot had a total time in this type of airplane of 5.5 hours at the time of the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N90YP
Reported as
Bryant Mustang II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
M-11-805
Airframe hours
130
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A1G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Guy H. Revesz
Registered owner
Guy H. Revesz
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection
Unknown · March 10, 1993 · 24 hours before
Airport
ENW · Kenosha Regional, runway 14, 4,440 × 100 ft, concrete

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
68
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
950 total · 6 in this make and model · 869 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
130° at 12 knots
Visibility
35 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
54 °F, dew point 27 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
UGN, 10 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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