Hoover BUSHBY MM1 N32VF

Summary

On 28 December 1994 at about 20:45 local time, a Hoover BUSHBY MM1 registered N32VF was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 December 1994 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)

Coordinates

38.6503, -90.5310

Aircraft

Hoover BUSHBY MM1

Registration

N32VF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA063

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent total experience.

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

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THE PILOT REPORTED, AFTER PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK ON SOME RECENTLY INSTALLED AVIONIC EQUIPMENT, HE DECIDED TO LAND. WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT STATED, THE AIRPLANE TURNED 15 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FAILED. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. IN A STATEMENT MADE TO THE FAA, THE PILOT STATED, 'I LOST THE [AIRPLANE] ON THE RUNWAY.' THE PILOT HAS A TOTAL OF 51 HOURS IN THIS ACCIDENT MAKE/MODEL AIRPLANE, ALL OF WHICH WERE FLOWN EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO. HIS MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE CONSISTED OF TWO FLIGHTS, SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR, TOTALING 15 MINUTES IN NO WIND CONDITIONS. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE 360 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.