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DEN03LA145

2003-08-07 · Logan, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LGU

Current FAA registration · N74ST

Make / Model
WOODS RICHARD I BUSHBY M-II
Year of manufacture
1994 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19950120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9F1D3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

On August 7, 2003, approximately 1230 mountain daylight time, a Woods Bushby Mustang II, N74ST, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), Logan Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight departed Casper, Wyoming, at approximately 0900. According to the FAA Inspector who went to the scene, 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. The propeller was damaged and the left main wing spar was bent. According to the Logan Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR) at 1251, the wind was from 190 degrees at 14 knots, gusting to 19 knots. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2003_DEN03LA145.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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