20191101020579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Jabiru Aircraft PTY J230-D · Elberton, GA · November 1, 2019

Date
November 1, 2019 · 12:05 local
Place
Elberton, GA
Airport
Athen-Ben Epps Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N779J
Reported as
Jabiru Aircraft PTY J230-D
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 11/01/2019 at approximately 1205 local privacy data omitted was piloting a Jabiru light sport J230D, registration N779J, that ran off the runway in Elberton, GA (keba). privacy data omitted Had 314 total hours and is the holder of sport pilot certificate privacy data omitted. The weather was clear with light winds when privacy data omitted touched down. He commented to his passenger he felt a 5-7 knot tailwind and the aircraft began to drift to the left of the centerline. privacy data omitted Applied right rudder and applied the brakes. The aircraft suddenly veered left and exited the runway into the grass. Neither privacy data omitted or his passenger were hurt and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/01/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTING A JABIRU LIGHT SPORT J230D, REGISTRATION N779J, THAT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY IN ELBERTON, GA (KEBA). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD 314 TOTAL HOURS AND IS THE HOLDER OF SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN. HE COMMENTED TO HIS PASSENGER HE FELT A 5-7 KNOT TAILWIND AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. NEITHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OR HIS PASSENGER WERE HURT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.