# Accident 20150312006399A: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J250-SP, Hondo, TX, March 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Airport: South Texas Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3531° N, 99.1725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3531&lon=-99.1725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N638J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638J-2016-07-07) (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 USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250-SP
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,900 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150312006399A

## Narrative

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

MAR. 12, 2015, DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND WENT OFF INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 70 YARDS ON THE GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP.

## 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 GAA15CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA010), Mar 12, 2015: Jabiru USA Sport J250 SP (N638J), Hondo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to this accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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