# Accident 20060130001439A: Justac HIGHLANDER, Appomattox, VA, January 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Appomattox, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3058° N, 78.8789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3058&lon=-78.8789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8146P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8146P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pergerson William HIGHLANDER (registry code 056198D, https://openairdocs.org/model/pergerson-william-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JUSTAC HIGHLANDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060130001439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDINGS ON HIS PROPERTY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE APPROACHED THE FIELD AND MADE A BASE LEG FROM THE LEFT. HE DESCENDED OVER TALL TREES WITH 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS (30 DEGREES) AND TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE CREST OF ROLLING TERRAIN AND BOUNCED AND THE TERRAIN SLOPED AWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND PULLED UP TO CLIMB OVER TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD WHEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL OVER TO THE LEFT AND LANDED IN TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA067), Jan 30, 2006: Pergerson Highlander (N8146P), Appomattox, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's improper use of flaps.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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