# NTSB DEN03LA145: R. I. Woods Bushby Mustang II, N74ST, Logan, UT, August 7, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 7, 2003, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Logan, UT - Coordinates: 41.784168, -111.850555 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7842&lon=-111.8506&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 5, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Salt Lake City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57729 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN03LA145 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57729/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA145 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the wind gust. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,axle - separation (contributing factor) - landing gear,tire - separation (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot was landing on runway 17. Just after touchdown, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft came down and bounced three to four times. The left wheel, axle, and brake assembly separated, and the airplane slid on the left wing. Recorded winds were from 190 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 7, 2003, approximately 1230 mountain daylight time, a Woods Bushby Mustang II, N74ST, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), Logan Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed Casper, Wyoming, at approximately 0900. According to the FAA Inspector who went to the scene, the pilot was landing on runway 17. Just after touchdown, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft came down and bounced three to four times. The left wheel, axle, and brake assembly separated, and the airplane slid on the left wing. The propeller was damaged and the left main wing spar was bent. According to the Logan Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) at 1251, the wind was from 190 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N74ST](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74ST), registered now, S/N 1506, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: R. I. Woods Bushby Mustang II - Registry model: [Woods Richard I BUSHBY M-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-richard-i-bushby-m-ii) (registry code 05624KL) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1506 - Airframe hours: 154 - Engines: Lycoming O-332-O3G reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard I. Woods - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 6, 2002, 17 hours before - Departed: CPR, Casper, WY - Destination: KLS, Kelso, WA - Airport: LGU, Logan-Cache, runway 17, 5,931 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 27, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 723 total, 723 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 14 knots, gusting 19 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: LGU ## 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 20030807018879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807018879A), Aug 7, 2003: Amtr BUSHBYMII, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot and owner of aircraft landing on runway 17 at Logan, Utah airport, (lgu), with winds from 190 with 12 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot made a 3… From the NTSB's public API. 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