Logan-Cache Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Logan, Utah 84321
Thursday, August 7, 2003 12:30 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot was landing on runway 17. Just after touchdown, a gust of wind lifted the aircraft off the runway. The aircraft came down and bounced three to four times. The left wheel, axle, and brake assembly separated, and the airplane slid on the left wing. Recorded winds were from 190 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the wind gust.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/7/2003
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1230
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Logan
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84321
Event Date Year 2003
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 414703N
Event Location Longitude 1115102W
Event Location Airport Logan-Cache
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LGU
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4454
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1251 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID LGU
Elevation of weather observation facility 4454
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 14
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 19
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.1
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 14723
NTSB Notification Source FAA COMM CTR
NTSB Notification Date Aug 7 2003 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1300
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 5 2004 4:26PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Salt Lake City FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N74ST
NTSB Number DEN03LA145
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name R. I. Woods
Aircraft Model Bushby Mustang II
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 1506
Certified Max Gross Weight 1500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 6 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 17
Airframe Hours 154
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Richard I. Woods
Aircraft Owner Street Address On File
Aircraft Owner City Kelso
Aircraft Owner State WA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 98626
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CPR
Departure City Casper
Departure State WY
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 900
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code KLS
Destination City Kelso
Destination State WA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Nov 18 2003 12:10PM
User who most recently changed record MCBM
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 5931
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --