- Date
- March 8, 1976
- Place
- Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55WWBreezy RLU-1
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760308004969A
- Case key
- 153239
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0428 76/3/8 SYLACAUGA,AL BREEZY RLU-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 2662 TIME - 1630 N55WW PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLACAUGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYLACAUGA,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55WW
- Reported as
- Breezy RLU-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sylacauga
N55WWRegistered now · Moler-Read BREEZY RLU-1Airframe modelMoler-Read BREEZY RLU-1Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.