Bucker Flugzeugbau 1.131 JUNGMANN N1XW

Summary

On 11 June 1997 at about 23:00 local time, a Bucker Flugzeugbau 1.131 JUNGMANN registered N1XW was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Oregon, 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

11 June 1997 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Cottage Grove State (61S)

Coordinates

43.7097, -123.0300

Aircraft

Bucker Flugzeugbau 1.131 JUNGMANN

Registration

N1XW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eugene → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA97LA135

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and gear collapse. The wet runway surface was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on a wet runway in his tailwheel equipped biplane, the pilot allowed the aircraft to initiate a ground loop/swerve, and his remedial action was not sufficient to execute a recovery. During the ground loop, the aircraft spun 180 degrees to the right, collapsing the main landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.