# Accident 20200321001309A: Mark Stewart JA30 SUPERSTOL, Puyallup, WA, March 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2020, 12:18 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0986° N, 122.2878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0986&lon=-122.2878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914MS-2022-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mark Stewart JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05636Q6, https://openairdocs.org/model/mark-stewart-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARK STEWART JA30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200321001309A

## Narrative

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

ON  MARCH 21, 2020, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AT KPLU RNWY 35, PILOT STARTED INITIATING THE LANDING PROCEDURES. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, PILOT BEGAN FLARING BUT A BIG WIND GUST GOT UNDERNEATH HIS LEFT WING AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. PILOT COUNTERED BY GIVING LEFT AILERON AND APPLYING FULL POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECOVER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HIT THE GROUND HARD AND BROKE-OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT RESTED ON ITS NOSE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURY. PIC WAS THE ONLY SOB.

## 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 WPR20CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA113), Mar 21, 2020: Just JA30 Superstol (N914MS), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in the wing striking the ground.

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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