# Accident 20180919018559A: Jamsek Richard A RUTAN LONG EZ, Independence, OR, September 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2018, 07:25 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Airport: Independence State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8669° N, 123.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8669&lon=-123.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5RJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5RJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jamsek Richard A RUTAN LONG EZ (registry code 05623G7, https://openairdocs.org/model/jamsek-richard-a-rutan-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMSEK RICHARD A RUTAN LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA562) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180919018559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT) WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES DESCENDING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE OF DESCENT. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 34, DURING WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT 240 FT ON RUNWAY AND DEPARTED RUNWAYADJACENT TO TAXI WAY A2. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT MEDICAL WAS NOT CURRENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE  HIS FLIGHT LOGBOOK WHEN I REQUESTED TO REVIEW IT. HE SAID IT WAS LOST. I WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY BI-ANNUAL CURRENCY. PILOT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH DETAILS OF THE CFI, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR. ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTOR THE BI-ANNUAL CHECK RIDE HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2016, THE ACCIDENT OCCURED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018.

## 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 GAA18CA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA562), Sep 19, 2018: Rutan Rutan Long EZ (N5RJ), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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