Brush Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Brush, Colorado 80723
Sunday, October 2, 2011 14:15 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he had landed and was taxiing about 25 mph when the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot’s efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The left main gear struck an obstruction and was partially separated from the fuselage. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/2/2011
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1415
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Brush
Event State COLORADO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 80723
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 401531N
Event Location Longitude 1033419W
Event Location Airport Brush Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 7V5
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4280
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1353 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 97
Weather Observation Facility ID KAKO
Elevation of weather observation facility 4716
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 17
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) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 130
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29394
NTSB Notification Source FAA ANM Regional Opn Center -
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 18 2012 1:30PM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N287BM
NTSB Number CEN12CA005
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CAMPBELL JOHN
Aircraft Model MUSTANG II
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 287
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats 2
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 Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Jul 25 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 16
Airframe Hours 502
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name JOHN D CAMPBELL
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City ERIE
Aircraft Owner State CO
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 80516-7803
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name JOHN D CAMPBELL
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City ERIE
Operator State CO
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 80516-7803
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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 EIK
Departure City Erie
Departure State CO
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1330
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 7V5
Destination City Brush
Destination State CO
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 18 2012 1:30PM
User who most recently changed record johb
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 25
Runway Length 4300
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --