# Accident 20180724017839A: Benjamin R Schneider JA30 SUPERSTOL, Oshkosh, WI, July 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2018, 09:40 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9697° N, 88.5628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9697&lon=-88.5628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45FT-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benjamin R Schneider JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05634CS, https://openairdocs.org/model/benjamin-r-schneider-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENJAMIN R SCHNEIDER JA30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 113 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724017839A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 24 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0940, N45FT A JUST AIRCRAFT JA30 SUPERSTOL DEPARTED THE ULTRALIGHT RUNWAY AT THE SOUTH END OF THE EAA AIRVENTURE GROUNDS WITH A PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE TAKEOFF ROLL BEGAN WITH FULL POWER ADDED AND A ZERO DEGREE FLAP SETTING. JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION, FULL FLAPS WAS SELECTED AND A STEEP CLIMB WAS INITIATED WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH HOW A STOL TAKEOFF WOULD BE INITIATED IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT ACCORDINT TO THOSE FAMILIAR WITH THE AICRAFT AND THE PILOT. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND, THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND RECOGNIZING THE AIRSPEED WAS RISING, HE BEGAN TO RAISE THE FLAPS. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE PILOT STATED THAT 'IT FELT AS IF THE PROPELLER LOST IT'S GRIP ON THE AIR' AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK ALONG WITH THE CONTROLS BECOMING MUSHY. THE PILOT RECOGNIZING SOMETHING WAS WRONG, BEGAN TO LOWER THE FLAPS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN MORE LIFT.  THIS HAD LITTLE EFFECT AND AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL SINKING, THE PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS IN AND PUSHED THE CONTROLS FORWARD IN A LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO RECOVER BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST INSIDE THE WESTERN FENCE OF THE ULTRALIGHT FIELD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED IN THE CRASH HOWEVER THE PASSENGER CUT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY.

## 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 CEN18CA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18CA293), Jul 24, 2018: Just JA30 Superstol (N45FT), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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