# NTSB NYC95LA180: Wright JUNGSTER-I, N26241, Mansfield, MA, July 31, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1995, 16:55 local (20:55 UTC)
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA180
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39020/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA180

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision with the terrain.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

DURING THE FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE GOT TOO SLOW OVER THE FENCE.  THE PILOT ALSO STATED'...ALL SYSTEMS IN THE AIRCRAFT WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS....AS I CLEARED THE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 22, THE AIRCRAFT SANK RAPIDLY AND HIT THE GROUND.'  POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT ANOMALIES WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME.

## Factual narrative

On July 31, 1995, at 1655 eastern daylight time, a Wright Jungster-I, N26241, a homebuilt airplane, was substantially damaged, when it collided with terrain, during the final approach, at the Mansfield Municipal Airport, Mansfield, Massachusetts.  The private pilot was not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight.  There was no flight plan for the personal flight conducted under CFR 14 Part 91.

In the NTSB form 6120.1/2, the pilot stated,

...I was flying the pattern in a left hand order, and      had made 2 circuits of the field.  On the third time      around, I decided to make a touch and go landing.  All      systems in the aircraft were functioning normally, and      on turning final approach, my airspeed indicated 80      MPH.  As I cleared the trees on the approach end of      runway 22, the aircraft sank rapidly and hit the      ground.

During a telephone interview with the pilot, he stated that during the final approach, "I got slow over the fence" and the airplane started to descend.  The airplane collided with the terrain and came to rest upside down.

Additionally, the pilot stated that he had approximately 400 hours of total flying time, of which 17 hours were in the Wright Jungster-I.

Postaccident examination by the Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed no preimpact anomalies with the engine or airframe.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26241](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26241-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 701062, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WRIGHT JUNGSTER-I
- Registry model: [Wright JUNGSTER-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/wright-jungster-i) (registry code 1590504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 701062
- Airframe hours: 18
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C1 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kenneth B Wright
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, August 30, 1994, 6 hours before
- Departed: IB9
- Airport: 1B9, Mansfield Municipal, runway 22, 2,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 75; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 400 total, 8 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19950731048509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950731048509A), Jul 31, 1995: Amtr JUNGSTER1, Mansfield, MA, Destroyed. (-16) Pilot stated he was too slow on the approach and lost control of aircraft, resulting in crashing short of runway.

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.

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