# Accident 20140521014669A: John V Rawson Jr SPRINT II, Princetown, NJ, May 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2014, 17:43 local time
- Place: Princetown, NJ
- Airport: Princeton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3992° N, 74.6589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3992&lon=-74.6589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505CR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505CR-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: John V Rawson JR SPRINT II (registry code 05632ZG, https://openairdocs.org/model/john-v-rawson-jr-sprint-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax R582C (registry code 55588, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-r582c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHN V RAWSON JR SPRINT II
- Reported engine: ROTAX R582C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140521014669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED MAKING MULTIPLE FLIGHTS TOGETHER WITH MULTIPLE LANDINGS BY BOTH PERSONS. BOTH ARE CERTIFICATED PILOTS. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE THEN MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AS SOLE OCCUPANT. PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS FOURTH ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT WHILE HE PUT IN FULL RIGHT AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS A LEFT SPIN AND STRUCK TREES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND SOUTH OF RUNWAY 28. INSPECTION OF THE POST CRASH BY ALLENTOWN FSDO MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR AND OPERATIONS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO APPARENT CONTROL INTEGRITY ISSUES. NO OTHER NON CRASH RELATED FAILURES OR ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED.

## 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 ERA14LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA254), May 21, 2014: John V Rawson JR Sprint II (N505CR), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with and lack of training in the accident airplane make and…

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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