# Accident 20180205020039A: Somerton David J JA30 SUPERSTOL, Kerrville, TX, February 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2018, 15:10 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9769° N, 99.0892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9769&lon=-99.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N726AD-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Somerton David J JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05635JT, https://openairdocs.org/model/somerton-david-j-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOMERTON DAVID J JA30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,068 total, 72 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180205020039A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING RUNWAY 21 AT ERV THE PIC ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF CROSSWIND JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE GUST RAISED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HARD CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN TO BREAK OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO HIT THE RIGHT WING BENDING THE SPAR APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY. THE AFT FUSELAGE JUST AHEAD OF THE EMPENNAGE TUBING WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY BENT.

## 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 GAA18CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA118), Feb 5, 2018: Somerton David J JA30 Superstol (N726AD), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting 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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