- Date
- July 1, 2000, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tulsa, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6402GBushby Midget Mustang
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000701043919A
- Case key
- 49638
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Probable cause
The in-flight separation of the propeller spinner. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.
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.
Analysis
During a high speed, low pass over the runway, the pilot heard a loud 'bang' and felt the airplane vibrate. He declared an emergency, and executed a precautionary landing to a grass field near the south end of the airport. During the landing, the left wing contacted a fence, and the airplane spun around 180 degrees collapsing the right main landing gear. Examination of the airplane revealed the propeller spinner separated in flight.
Factual narrative
On July 1, 2000, at 0845 central daylight time, a Bushby Midget Mustang amateur-built experimental airplane, N6402G, was substantially damaged when it impacted a fence during a precautionary landing at the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed the Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport at an unknown time.
According to the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB From 6120.1/2), the pilot was approved by air traffic control for a high speed, low pass over runway 19L. As the airplane neared the end of the runway, the pilot heard a loud "bang" and felt the airplane vibrate. He declared an emergency, and executed a precautionary landing to a grass field near the south end of the airport. During the landing, the left wing contacted a fence, and the airplane spun around 180 degrees collapsing the right main landing gear. The pilot stated that "inspection showed spinner broke and hit prop - not engine failure."
According to the FAA inspector, who examined the airplane in a hanger, the propeller spinner separated in flight. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the fuselage was twisted, and the left wing tip fuel tank and left wing tip were separated from the left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6402G
- Reported as
- Bushby Midget Mustang (MIDGET MUS)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 001
- Airframe hours
- 10
- Engine
- Continental O-200, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Earl D. Pittinger Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- RVS
- Airport
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr., runway 19L, 4,207 × 100 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 575 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.