Jolly Warren T BAKENG DUCE N72WJ

Summary

On 17 November 2024 at about 18:20 local time, a Jolly Warren T BAKENG DUCE registered N72WJ was involved in an accident near Plant City, Florida, United States. One person was 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

17 November 2024 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Plant City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Plant City (PCM)

Coordinates

28.0001, -82.1636

Aircraft

Jolly Warren T BAKENG DUCE

Registration

N72WJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1988

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

ERA25LA054

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the right main landing gear attachment bolt and hold-down nut, resulting in the right main landing gear collapsing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While performing a touch-and-go, the pilot stated that he was applying power for his go-around when the right wing started “dropping” and the airplane ground looped, coming to a stop facing west. The pilot commented that he looked straight ahead and saw his right main landing gear laying on the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the main landing gear mounting plate, lower wing strut attach fitting, and surrounding structure. Postaccident inspection revealed that the right inboard mounting bolt and the right outboard forward landing gear strut attachment bracket bolt hold-down nut failed. Subsequently, the hold-down bracket bent, and the right main landing gear separated from the fuselage upon landing..

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.