# Incident 20191101020579I: Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd J230-D, Elberton, GA, November 1, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2019, 12:05 local time
- Place: Elberton, GA
- Airport: Athen-Ben Epps Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1066° N, 82.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1066&lon=-82.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N779J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru Aircraft PTY J230-D (registry code 0690012, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-aircraft-pty-j230-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300L (registry code 34811, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU AIRCRAFT PTY LTD J230-D
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191101020579I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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