# Accident 20170424008539A: Suprstol JA30, Chesterfield, MO, April 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2017, 15:20 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St.Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6597° N, 90.6469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6597&lon=-90.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas B Mcgrath JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05634AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-b-mcgrath-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPRSTOL JA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170424008539A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 24, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1528 CST A JA30 SUPERSTOL, N614WB S/N JA422-11-14,   AMATEUR BUILT, PISTON POWERED  EXPERIMENTAL TYPE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 8L AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS). THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). OPERATOR/BUILDER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT  HAD DEPARTED FROM SUS FOR SPARTA, IL. DESTINED BACK FOR SUS.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HOLDER OF A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THREE TIMES AT SUS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ON RUNWAY 8L. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS CONVENTIONAL TYPE GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER EXPERIENCING CROSS WINDS DURING THE TOUCH DOWN PORTION OF THE LANDING. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE REAR ?CASTER? STYLE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WAS NOT IN A LOCKED POSITION THAT MAY HAVE MITIGATED THIS TYPE OF EVENT. THE EXCESSIVE CROSS WINDS SUBSEQUENTLY SPUN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT PLACING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING IT INWARD AND CAUSING SUBSEQUENT FUSELAGE, ENGINE, PROPELLER, LEFT WING AND FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACE DAMAGE.

ATC TAPES WERE REQUESTED AND REVIEWED FOR THE TIME OF THIS EVENT. THEY WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE PILOT?S STATEMENT.

AFTER TALKING TO THE PILOT AND TAKING INSPECTOR?S STATEMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION, IT IS CONCLUDED THAT  PILOT ERROR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. IT IS RECOMMENDED THE PILOT RECIEVE REMEDIAL TRAINING.  REMEDIAL TRAINING FOLDER HAS BEEN GENERATED. REFER TO PTRS NUMBER CE03 201703887.

THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL ON GOING AS THERE ARE OTHER AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WHICH ARE NEEDING TO BE ADDRESSED.

THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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 GAA17CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA246), Apr 24, 2017: Thomas B Mcgrath JA30 Superstol (N614WB), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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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