# Accident 20150911015159A: Rocci Martignoni JA30 SUPERSTOL, Santa Rosa, NM, September 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2015, 08:00 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Airport: Santa Rosa Route 66
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9392° N, 104.6458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9392&lon=-104.6458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508RM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N508RM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rocci Martignoni JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05634BS, https://openairdocs.org/model/rocci-martignoni-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCCI MARTIGNONI JA30 SUPERSTOL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150911015159A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2015, AT 0800 MDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL ROCCI MARTIGNONI JA30 SUPERSTOL AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N508RM, CRASHED AFTER TAKE-OFF WHILE DEPARTING SANTA ROSA ROUTE 66 AIRPORT (KSXU), SANTA ROSA, NM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA15CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA260), Sep 11, 2015: Rocci Martignoni JA30 Superstol (N508RM), Santa Rosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.

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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