N44DX – Devereux Mustang II – 2006-09-21 NTSB Accident Report

On September 21, 2006, a Devereux Mustang II (N44DX) was involved in an incident near Auburn, IN. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The failure of the left main landing gear attachment weld which resulted in the pilot's inablility to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

The airplane was substantially damaged during a ground loop while landing on runway 09. The pilot reported he had been practicing touch and go landings and that the accident occurred on the 11th landing of the flight. He reported the airplane touched down and was rolling out on the centerline when it suddenly veered to the right. He reported he was unable to straighten out the heading and the airplane traveled off the side of the runway into the grass. The local winds were from 090 degrees at 4 knots. Inspection of the airplane revealed the weld which attached the left main landing gear strut to the airframe had failed.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI06CA270. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N44DX.