# Accident 20180509005019A: Jetson'S Aviation LLC AIRCAM, Bumpass, VA, May 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2018, 16:45 local time
- Place: Bumpass, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9653° N, 77.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9653&lon=-77.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N334JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N334JS-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetson'S AIRCAM (registry code 056354D, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetson-s-aircam) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETSON'S AVIATION LLC AIRCAM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 310 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180509005019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA270), May 9, 2018: Jetson'S Aircam (N334JS), Bumpass, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around.

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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