Campbell John MUSTANG II N287BM

Summary

On 2 October 2011 at about 20:15 local time, a Campbell John MUSTANG II registered N287BM was involved in an accident near Brush, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 October 2011 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Brush, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Brush Municipal Airport (7V5)

Coordinates

40.2586, -103.5719

Aircraft

Campbell John MUSTANG II

Registration

N287BM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Erie → Brush

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA005

Nobody was injured.

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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.