- Date
- June 12, 1982, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Millville, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5497MMidget Mustang
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820612021879A
- Case key
- 71713
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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
The pilot performed several high speed taxi tests with the tail up. During a high speed taxi, when the aircraft began to weather cock, the pilot attempted flight rather than risk groundlooping the aircraft. After several minutes of flight the pilot set up for a landing; he stated that he pulled three notches of flaps and made a power off approach. At approximately 20 feet the pilot began to transition to the flare, however the aircraft did not respond sufficiently to full nose up elevator, the descent was not arrested and the aircraft struck the ground. The pilot stated that he believes the cause of the accident was due to his unfamiliarity with the aircraft type.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5497M
- Reported as
- Midget Mustang
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1DB
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Continental O-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Don Berlinger
- Registered owner
- Don Berlinger
- Departed
- Millville, NJ
- Destination
- Millville, NJ
- Airport
- Millville, runway 19, 5,100 × 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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 116 total · 1 in this make and model · 69 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.