# Accident 20150915023619A: James R Schilling RANS S19, East Falmouth, MA, September 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: East Falmouth, MA
- Airport: Falmouth Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5856° N, 70.5403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5856&lon=-70.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James R Schilling RANS S19 (registry code 05632NC, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-r-schilling-rans-s19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES R SCHILLING RANS S19
- Reported engine: 912S 912S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150915023619A

## Narrative

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

FSDO RECEIVED REPORT OF AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. IN AN INTERVIEW THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD THUMP OUTSIDE. WHEN HE WENT OUT TO THE RUNWAY TO INVESTIGATE, HE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE  PILOT, THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON FLARE TO LANDING, HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF PITCH CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED VIOLENTLY UP THEN DOWN, AND THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, HE WAS UPSIDE DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT MANAGER WAS ABLE TO ASSIST IN GETTING THE PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO REPORTED INJURIES.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA15LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA360), Sep 15, 2015: J. Schilling S-19 (N8DV), East Falmouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The experimental airplane builder's failure to properly secure the stabilator trim tab push-pull tube’s connection, which resulted in the tube’s separation and a subsequent hard landing. Contributing…

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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