# Accident 20180113014459A: Larry Jefts JA30 SUPERSTOL, Kapolei, HI, January 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2018, 09:19 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: John Rogers Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3072° N, 158.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3072&lon=-158.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N413Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N413Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larry Jefts JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05634OJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/larry-jefts-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LARRY JEFTS JA30 SUPERSTOL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180113014459A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED PRIVATE FIELD AND LANDED AT DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD. UPON LANDING, HE STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO GROUND LOOP. HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND DID ANOTHER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. HE STATED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING DUE FOR AN ANNUAL SO HE DECIDED TO FLY IT TO JOHN RODGERS FIELD (JRF) WHERE HIS HANGAR IS LOCATED. HE EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING AND APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, HE EXPERIENCED A RIGHT GEAR FAILURE AND GROUND LOOPED THE 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 WPR18LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA065), Jan 13, 2018: Just JA30 Superstol (N413Z), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse and separation of the right landing gear suspension strut due to overload.

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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