# Accident 20180618008159A: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J250-SP, Winnsboro, SC, June 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2018, 11:30 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3144° N, 81.1117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3144&lon=-81.1117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N584J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N584J-2021-04-03) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,947 total, 22 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180618008159A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT OWNER WHO HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WAS RECEIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH CFR 61.56 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS THE PILOT FLYING. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD AND WHO WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED TO THE FAA IIC THAT DURING THE FLARE OUT TO LANDING THE PILOT PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 GAA18CA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA356), Jun 18, 2018: Jabiru USA Sport J250 (N584J), Winnsboro, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s improper decision to provide instruction in an airplane with only one…

## Other reports on N584J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080407832899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407832899I), Apr 7, 2008: Jabiru J250SP (N584J), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states that during climb from runway 31R he heard a noise that sounded like an engine misfiring. He was 200' AGL and decided to declare an…

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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