# Accident 20070920022689A: Justac ESCAPADE, La Grande, OR, September 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: La Grande, OR
- Airport: La Grande/Union County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2900° N, 118.0069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2900&lon=-118.0069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7078T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JUSTAC ESCAPADE
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070920022689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THEN GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER AND LEFT WING TIP TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE CFI WAS THE PIC AND WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO CHECK OUT THE PRIVATE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT IS FITTED WITH 26 INCH TUNDRA TIRES. DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT WING, PROPELLER AND MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT.

## 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 SEA07CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA272), Sep 20, 2007: Jeffrey Wilson Escapade (N7078T), La Grande, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane's left wing. A contributing factor was the flight…

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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