# Accident 20200816013829A: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, Port Townsend, WA, August 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2020, 08:10 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Airport: Jefferson County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0539° N, 122.8106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0539&lon=-122.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62130, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN AERONAUTICAL ST3KR
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 20 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816013829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA271), Aug 16, 2020: Ryan ST3KR (N62130), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.

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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