Bucker Jungmann CASA 1.31 N558J
24 February 2013 · Rupert, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 2013 at about 21:00 local time, a Bucker Jungmann CASA 1.31 registered N558J, operated by Thomas Muller, Jr., was involved in an accident near Rupert, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rupert, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 32.4472, -84.2592
- Aircraft
- Bucker Jungmann CASA 1.31
- Registration
- N558J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas Muller, Jr.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rupert → Rupert
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA149
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The fracture of the left main landing gear axle, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll on a turf runway, the airplane's left main landing gear axle fractured, and the left landing gear wheel assembly departed the airframe. The airplane veered to the left, and the remaining portion of the left landing gear collapsed. The propeller and the lower left and right wings contacted the runway and were substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that a crack had propagated through a manufacturer-welded area near the wheel assembly. The airplane was manufactured in 1961. It had been operated for about 760 total hours since new and 7 hours since its most recent condition inspection, which was performed about 11 months before the accident. A search of the Federal Aviation Administration service difficulty report database for the accident airplane make and model did not reveal any previous similar landing gear failures.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bucker Jungmann CASA accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2024 | Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 | Red Hook, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Bucker Jungmann C.A.S.A. 1.131 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Lu Ann Reeb | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-28-181 | Columbus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2013 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Fort Gaines, Georgia, United States | Coates Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2013 | Cessna 172B | Shellman Bluff, Georgia, United States | Wilson Curtis E | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2013 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Bowman, Georgia, United States | PSA Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2013 | Beechcraft 390 | Thomson, Georgia, United States | Richard Z. Trammell | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Miller/Culpepper CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Blythe, Georgia, United States | Nodorft Allen J | Serious injuries | - |