20210711010599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gary Schmitt JA30 SUPERSTOL · May, ID · July 11, 2021

Date
July 11, 2021 · 17:00 local
Place
May, ID
Airport
Flying Joseph Ranch
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17VP
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR21LA267
Reported as
Gary Schmitt JA30 Superstol
Reported engine
ROTAX 914 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
388 total4 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On landing & during roll out, a/c drifted to right of edge of runway. Full left rudder input made. Due to low speed rudder input not effective at returning a/c to centerline. Left brake was applied lightly, however braking effect was greater than desired causing a/c to veer sharply to the left resulting in right wing tip striking the ground. Aileron was also damaged. Right side of gear collapsed and struck left side causing left side gear to collapse as well. Pilot & one passenger on board. No injuries sustained during the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING & DURING ROLL OUT, A/C DRIFTED TO RIGHT OF EDGE OF RUNWAY. FULL LEFT RUDDER INPUT MADE. DUE TO LOW SPEED RUDDER INPUT NOT EFFECTIVE AT RETURNING A/C TO CENTERLINE. LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED LIGHTLY, HOWEVER BRAKING EFFECT WAS GREATER THAN DESIRED CAUSING A/C TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT RESULTING IN RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING THE GROUND. AILERON WAS ALSO DAMAGED. RIGHT SIDE OF GEAR COLLAPSED AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE CAUSING LEFT SIDE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AS WELL. PILOT & ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

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