# Accident 20210503005409A: Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd J170-D, Winchester, VA, May 3, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2021, 11:37 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1441° N, 78.1455° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1441&lon=-78.1455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772J-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jabiru Aircraft PTY J170-D (registry code 06001BB, https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-aircraft-pty-j170-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200A (registry code 34803, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JABIRU AIRCRAFT PTY LTD J170-D
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210503005409A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/03/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1137 LOCAL TIME, THE SINGLE OCCUPANT STUDENT PILOT OF A JABIRU J170, N772J, LOST CONTROL DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT WINCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT (OKV) IN WINCHESTER VA. UPON TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN AGAIN, OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT. DURING THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL, THE STUDENT PILOT INCREASED POWER TO FULL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN ALTITUDE TO GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. LIFT WAS NOT ACHIEVED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE 75 DEGREE ANGLE. IT THEN CROSSED A TAXIWAY THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A RAMP AREA IN BETWEEN 2 HANGARS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE HANGARS AND CAME TO REST. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED LATER THAT DAY WITH NO APPARENT INJURIES.

## 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 ERA21LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA204), May 3, 2021: Jabiru Aircraft PTY J170-D (N772J), Winchester, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control on landing. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s decision to continue the aborted landing after the airplane had departed the runway surface.

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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