# NTSB FTW01LA092: Bradley Midget Mustang, N11DB, Orange, TX, March 30, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 30, 2001, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Orange, TX - Coordinates: 30.100328, -93.750373 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1003&lon=-93.7504&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52016 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA092 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52016/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA092 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll which resulted in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the crosswind condition. ## 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) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis While landing on runway 4, the tail-wheel equipped homebuilt airplane touched down on all three landing gear at 85 mph. After rolling about 100 feet, the aircraft swerved left, and exited the runway. The pilot applied full right rudder, which had no effect. The airplane traveled through a barbed wire fence before coming to a stop nose down in a "flooded" cow pasture. The wind at the time of the accident was from 320 degrees at 8 knots. ## Factual narrative On March 30, 2001, at 1500 central standard time, a Bradley Midget Mustang homebuilt tail-wheel equipped airplane, N11DB, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing roll at the Orange County Airport near Orange, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, 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 cross-country flight originated from Opelousas, Louisiana, at 1400. The pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that he made a 3-point landing on runway 4, at approximately 85 mph. After rolling about 100 feet past the touchdown point, the aircraft swerved left, and exited the runway. He applied full right rudder, which had no effect. The airplane traveled through a barbed wire fence before coming to a stop nose down in a "flooded" cow pasture. The pilot reported that the wind was 20 degrees off the runway center at 7-10 mph. The airport manager reported to the FAA inspector that the wind at the time of the accident was from 310 degrees at 10 knots. At 1453, the Southeast Texas Regional Airport, located 13.4 nautical miles southwest of the accident site, reported the wind to be from 320 degrees at 8 knots. According to the FAA inspector, the airplane's empennage was twisted to the left, and the left aileron was damaged. The pilot reported to the FAA inspector that he had just purchased the airplane and was bringing it home. The pilot had a total flight time of 2 hours in the accident airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N11DB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11DB-2018-01-10), registration cancelled 2018-01-10, S/N 436, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bradley Midget Mustang - Registry model: [Bradley MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bradley-midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 16901CJ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 436 - Engines: Continental C85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dwain R. McDonald - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: OPL, OPELOUSAS, LA - Destination: ORG, Orange, TX - Airport: ORG, Orange County, runway 4, 4,396 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private, commercial; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 15, 2000; seat: center; flight hours: 9,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 8,950 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: BPT, 13 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010330013529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010330013529A), Mar 30, 2001: Amtr MUSTANGMIDGT, Orange, TX, Substantial damage. (.19)On March 30, 2001, at 1500 central standard time, a bradley midget mustang homebuilt airplane, N11DB, was substantially damaged during landing roll at the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.