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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR · Port Townsend, WA · August 16, 2020

Date: August 16, 2020 · 08:10 local
Place: Port Townsend, WA
Airport: Jefferson County International
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62130
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA271
Reported as: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR
Reported engine: Continental W670 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 692 total20 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N62130Registered now · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRS/N 1812 · Built 1943 Airframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KR Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N62130 departed rwy 27 at Jefferson County International Airport and stayed in the traffic patter for touch and go landing practice. During the landing, after the pilot flared and landed for a three point landing, the pilot decided to raise the tail and pretend a wheel landing. The aircraft started to veer to the right, the pilot corrected with left rudder and left aileron and decided to take off by adding full power. The aircraft lifted momentarily but continued to turn to the left. The pilot dicided to cut the power. Plane came to rest upright on a 45 degree lean to the left with the left wing bent at the wingroot and the right wing pointed in the air, at about 150 yards south of the centerline of the runway. Left landing gear was collapsed. Wooden propeller was shattered. Small dents and abrasions to both wings. The pilot was able to turn magnetos and fuel off, and was able to get out the aircraft unhurt.

As the FAA filed it

N62130 DEPARTED RWY 27 AT JEFFERSON COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTER FOR TOUCH AND GO LANDING PRACTICE. DURING THE LANDING, AFTER THE PILOT FLARED AND LANDED FOR A THREE POINT LANDING, THE PILOT DECIDED TO RAISE THE TAIL AND PRETEND A WHEEL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT AILERON AND DECIDED TO TAKE OFF BY ADDING FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED MOMENTARILY BUT CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT DICIDED TO CUT THE POWER. PLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A 45 DEGREE LEAN TO THE LEFT WITH THE LEFT WING BENT AT THE WINGROOT AND THE RIGHT WING POINTED IN THE AIR, AT ABOUT 150 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED. WOODEN PROPELLER WAS SHATTERED. SMALL DENTS AND ABRASIONS TO BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN MAGNETOS AND FUEL OFF, AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT THE AIRCRAFT UNHURT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20CA271Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPort Townsend, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.Aug 16, 2020 · Substantial damage