# NTSB WPR12CA006: Ludwig Larry E Bushman, N132LL, Diamond, WA, October 10, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 10, 2011, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Diamond, WA - Coordinates: 46.918056, -117.65361 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9181&lon=-117.6536&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 13, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Spokane FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 82047 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR12CA006 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82047/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82047 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA006 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=056112T), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056112T), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=056112T), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=056112T), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056112T), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=056112T), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, while making an off-airport landing, the airplane bounced back into the air after the initial touchdown. As he attempted to continue the landing sequence, the airplane began to drift to the right, and the pilot inadvertently allowed its right wing to dip toward the terrain. Before he was able to correct the attitude, the wing contacted the ground, and the airplane cartwheeled across the landing area, coming to rest inverted. Both wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there had been no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane's flight control system. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that while making an off-airport landing, the airplane bounced back into the air during the initial touchdown. As he attempted to continue the landing sequence, the airplane began to drift to the right, and he inadvertently allowed its right wing to dip toward the terrain. Before he was able to correct the situation, the wing contacted the ground, and the airplane cart wheeled across the landing area coming to rest inverted. Both wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there had been no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane's flight control system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N132LL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132LL), registered now, S/N 2-8939 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LUDWIG LARRY E BUSHMAN - Registry model: [Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN](https://openairdocs.org/model/ludwig-larry-e-bushman) (registry code 056112T) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 2-8939 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Myers William J - Registered owner: Myers William J - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Departed: Diamond, WA - Destination: Diamond, WA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 968 total, 237 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 7 knots, gusting 12 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F ## 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 20111010023129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111010023129A), Oct 10, 2011: Ludwig Larry E BUSHMAN, Diamond, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot was attempting to land on the side of a ridge with a left quartering tailwind. The aircraft bounced on initial touchdown causing the left wing to… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 28, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82047. 139 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 139 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40356382&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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.