# Accident 20170308005429A: Jordan Bruce C PITTS S2E, Apex, NC, March 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2017, 15:37 local time
- Place: Apex, NC
- Airport: Cox Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7522° N, 78.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7522&lon=-78.8644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30BJ-2017-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jordan Bruce C PITTS S2E (registry code 05627GC, https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-bruce-c-pitts-s2e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360-D1A (registry code 41893, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JORDAN BRUCE C PITTS S2E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360-D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,933 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170308005429A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING PART 91 ON A ROUTINE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND CONTACTED TALL PINE TREE(S) ON APPROACH TO RWY 9 @ NC81. REPORTED WEATHER INDICATES A GUSTY TAILWIND FOR THE LOW APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE/WING(S) WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED UPON CONTACT WITH TREE(S) ON SHORT FINAL AND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT AN APPROXIMATE 45-DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE TREE LINE TO THE CRASH/IMPACT AREA, APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS SHORT OF AND APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 ERA17FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA123), Mar 8, 2017: Jordan Bruce C Pitts S2E (N30BJ), Apex, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the final approach to the runway in gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an…

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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