# Accident 20140509007779A: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL, Warrenton, VA, May 9, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 9, 2014, 14:00 local time - Place: Warrenton, VA - Airport: Warrenton Air Park - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.6556° N, 77.7872° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6556&lon=-77.7872&mi=10 - Aircraft: N750SS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750SS) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 05617YD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE CORP LTD 750XL - Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA235) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509007779A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MAY 9, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING AT WARRENTON AIRPARK (7VG0) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILURE. WHEN I INTRODUCED MYSELF TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MY FIRST QUESTION WAS WHAT HAPPENED? ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONSE WAS "I MADE A HARD LANDING". ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE RELEASED THE JUMPERS AT 10.000 AGL AND PROCEEDED WITH A NORMAL DECENT AND SET UP FOR A RIGHT BASE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT 7VG0. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE ESTABLISHED AND HELD A 72 KNOT APPROACH SPEED. AT ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY BROKE FROM STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WITH NO STALL WARNING. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP AND THE PILOT APPLIED POWER FOR A GO AROUND. AT THIS POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO MAKE A 180 LEFT TURN AND RETURN TO 7VG0. ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 04 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BRIEFED HIS ONLY PASSENGER ON THE PROCEDURE AND SET THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 04. WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A TOUCH DOWN POINT ESTABLISHED HE INITIATED THE EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT MAIN FIRST AND MAINTAINED A STRAIGHT TRACK UNTIL THE LEFT WING SETTLED TO THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT. ## 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 ERA14LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA235), May 9, 2014: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (N750SS), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear. ## Other reports on N750SS (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20160909019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160909019159A), Sep 9, 2016: Pacific Aerospace Corp Ltd 750XL (N750SS), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. On 9/9/2016 at approximately 1215, N750SS, paccar 750XL attempted to takeoff from Warrenton Air Park on rwy 22 with 13 jumpers on board. Winds were light and… - [Incident 20080323013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080323013539I), Mar 23, 2008: Pac 750XL (N750SS), Minden, NV, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) [privacy data omitted], united states parachute association (uspa) member #160619, D-23704, exited Pac 750, N750SS at approximately 18,000 feet MSL. At… - [Incident 20050605013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050605013499I), Jun 5, 2005: Pac 750XL (N750SS), East Troy, WI, 1 fatal. (-23) Skydiver: [privacy data omitted] third jump of the day. She had 123 previous jumps. Member of skyknights skydivers, East Troy WI. Jumped from 13,500… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.