SEA86LA117

NTSB accident investigation · Hanson Jungmann 131E · Las Vegas, NV · May 3, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 3, 1986, 08:20 local (15:20 UTC)
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N602HBHanson Jungmann 131E
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860503015609A
Case key
40400

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftPilot in commandFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

During rollout after a left x-wind landing and while decelerating through aprx 20-25 mph, the plt encountered a wind gust. Directional control was lost and the acft nosed over as it departed the rwy. The plt reported having only 2 hrs total flt time in this make/model acft.

Aircraft

Registration
N602HB
Reported as
Hanson Jungmann 131E (JUNGMANN 1)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
602
Airframe hours
48
Engine
Enma TIERE G-IV-B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Gerald E. Hanson
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection
Unknown · November 1, 1985
Departed
VGT · Las Vegas, NV
Airport
VGT · N. Las Vegas Air Terminal, runway 22, 3,270 × 65 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
38
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Rear
Flight hours
925 total · 43 in this make and model · 792 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
190° at 17 knots, gusting 22
Visibility
75 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
81 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
LAS, 8 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.