# Accident 20190630016739A: Smith Donald Joe Jr SMITH SPECIAL SKYBOL, Stafford, VA, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 08:49 local time
- Place: Stafford, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4050° N, 77.4619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4050&lon=-77.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Donald Joe JR SMITH SPECIAL SKYBOL (registry code 056358G, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-donald-joe-jr-smith-special-skybol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH DONALD JOE JR SMITH SPECIAL SKYBOL
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630016739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVIEWED AND AIRCRAFT WAS CURRENT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

OPERATING LIMITATIONS WERE NOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TESTED FOR PHASE ONE COMPLIANCE. ON FINAL LANDING TO RMN/STAFFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 33.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD.  THIS CAUSE THE VERTICAL STRUT TO CRUSH AND LOOSEN THE FLY WIRES.  AIRCRAFT HAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.  SEE VIDEO.

## 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 GAA19CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA434), Jun 30, 2019: SKYBolt Smith Special Skybol (N748JS), Stafford, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an aborted go-around, 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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