# Incident 20150329005999I: Jeremy S Lezin JA 30- SUPERSTOL, Santa Cruz, CA, March 29, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2015, 16:59 local time
- Place: Santa Cruz, CA
- Airport: Watsonville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9357° N, 121.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATSONVILLE MUNI (WVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9357&lon=-121.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL (registry code 05633RJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jeremy-s-lezin-just-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEREMY S LEZIN JA 30- SUPERSTOL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 90 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150329005999I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N40JL, EXPHB/JA30- SUPERSTOL, DEPARTED WATSONVILLE AIRPORT IN WATSONVILLE, CA ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GOES AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT BROKE OFF ON TAKEOFF.  NO ATC SERVICES; WEATHER NOT REPROTED; CALIFORNIA FIRE/ON SCENE; NOTIFIED NTSB/SMITH; INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: TO BE DETERMINED.

## Other reports on N40JL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250502006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250502006059A), May 2, 2025: Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL (N40JL), Owyhee, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot flew over the reservoir and noticed the winds were calm. Upon rollout, the plane veered to the left where a bush hit the left side of the plane then the…

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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