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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Jetson'S AIRCAM · Bumpass, VA · May 9, 2018

Date: May 9, 2018 · 16:45 local
Place: Bumpass, VA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N334JS
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA270
Reported as: Jetson'S Aircam
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,175 total310 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N334JSRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Jetson'S AIRCAMS/N AC232 · Built 2018 Airframe modelJetson'S AIRCAM Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot states thate he executed a normal approach on runway 08 at lake anna airport(7W4). A quartering right crosswind was reported favoring runway 08 of not more than 8 knots under VFR conditions. Pilot states that he was unable to maintain runway centerline. Pilot attempted to initiate a go around and subsequently stalled the left wing approximately 400 yards from the runway threshold. The aircraft veered left of the runway and made contact with the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest in the field 50 yards left of runway centerline. The front two nose tires were sheared from the pontoons from impact with thte ground. The left wing suffered impact damage from the wingtip to approximately 5 feet inboard. No damage to either engine.

Post crash examination revealed no airworthiness issues. Control continuity was verified thorughout. Both engines were started and verified to be running as intended.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES THATE HE EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH ON RUNWAY 08 AT LAKE ANNA AIRPORT(7W4). A QUARTERING RIGHT CROSSWIND WAS REPORTED FAVORING RUNWAY 08 OF NOT MORE THAN 8 KNOTS UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED THE LEFT WING APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD 50 YARDS LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE FRONT TWO NOSE TIRES WERE SHEARED FROM THE PONTOONS FROM IMPACT WITH THTE GROUND. THE LEFT WING SUFFERED IMPACT DAMAGE FROM THE WINGTIP TO APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET INBOARD. NO DAMAGE TO EITHER ENGINE.

POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES. CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED THORUGHOUT. BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AND VERIFIED TO BE RUNNING AS INTENDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA270Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBumpass, VAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around.May 9, 2018 · Substantial damage