# NTSB FTW00LA197: Bushby Midget Mustang, N6402G, Tulsa, OK, July 1, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 1, 2000, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC) - Place: Tulsa, OK - Coordinates: 36.160995, -95.989372 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1610&lon=-95.9894&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49638 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW00LA197 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49638/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA197 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Propeller failure/malfunction, maneuvering - propeller system/accessories,spinner - separation (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - object - fence ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6402G-2002-09-04), registration cancelled 2002-09-04, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bushby MIDGET MUSTANG (MIDGET MUS) - Registry model: [Pittinger Earl BUSHBY MIDGET MSTANG](https://openairdocs.org/model/pittinger-earl-bushby-midget-mstang) (registry code 05607Q8) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 001 - Airframe hours: 10 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000701043919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701043919A), Jul 1, 2000: Amtr MUSTANGMIDGT, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 1, 2000 at 0845 central daylight time, a busby midget mustang amateur-built experimental airplane, N6402G was completing a low altitude high… 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. 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