# Accident 20120929023079A: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J170-SP, Goshen, IN, September 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2012, 09:30 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5261° N, 85.7942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5261&lon=-85.7942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N582J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N582J-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP (registry code 060001S, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j170-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J170-SP
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA663](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA663) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929023079A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN STANDARD TIME A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 IN A JABIRU, J-170-SP, LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS TAKEN FROM THE ASOS READING AT 0935 WERE CLEAR, VISIBILITY WAS 10 MILES, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 57 DEGREES F, THE DEW POINT WAS 48 DEGREES F, THE WIND WAS OUT OF 260 AT 3 MILE PER HOUR, THE ALTIMETER SETTING WAS 30.10 INCHES.THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHILE BARELY GAINING ALTITUDE. THE EVIDENCE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE SUGGESTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLY IN A LEFT WING DOWN POSITION MAINTAINING A STEEP LEFT BANK UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PATTERN OF DIVOT MARKS IN THE GROUND REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST THEN THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATING ALONG WITH THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. THE PROPELLER SHATTERED INTO FRAGMENTS INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS STILL UNDER FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE GROUND FOR A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN THE RIGHT WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE UNTIL IT CAME TO REST ON THE EAST WEST TAXIWAY. ALL OF THE WINDOWS IN THE AIRCRAFT WERE EITHER BROKEN OR POPPED OUT FROM THE IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE WAS RIPPED OPEN AT THE FIREWALL EXPOSING THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE LEFT WING WAS PULLED FORWARD FROM THE WING ROOT CAUSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE WING. FROM WHERE THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHOWS THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE AN APPROXIMATE 225 DEGREE CIRCLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12CA663](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA663), Sep 29, 2012: Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP (N582J), Goshen, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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