# Accident 20180618005109A: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J250-SP, Ferndale, WA, June 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ferndale, WA
- Airport: Meadowmist
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9086° N, 122.5647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9086&lon=-122.5647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N722BL-2024-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP (registry code 060001T, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j250-sp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250-SP
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180618005109A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LOSS OF LIFT LEAD TO HARD LANDING.

## 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 GAA18CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA380), Jun 18, 2018: Jabiru J250 (N722BL), Ferndale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience and training in the accident airplane make and model.

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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