# Incident 20071105830389I: Jabiru J250SP, Plainville, CT, November 5, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2007, 12:45 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP (registry code 060001T, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j250-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU J250SP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,065 total, 248 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071105830389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11-05-07 DURING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT N605J, A JABIRU J250-SP LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 20 AT ROBERTSON AIRPORT (4B8). THE PILOT IN COMMAND DEMONSTRATING THE AIRCRAFT TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL HE LOST ABOUT 60 FT. OF ALTITUDE VERY QUICKLY AND FLARED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 8 FT. SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS CONTACTED THE LIP OF RUNWAY SHEARING BOTH WHEEL FAIRINGS. THE NOSE WHEEL SETTLED DOWN ABOUT 80 FT. PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY ALSO SHEARING THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP IN SOFT SAND. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN THE SHEARING OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE, SHEARING OF THE PROPELLER SPINNER, SCRATCHES TO BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS AND A 2 DEGREE BENDING OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.

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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