# Accident 20210711010599A: Gary Schmitt JA30 SUPERSTOL, May, ID, July 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: May, ID
- Airport: Flying Joseph Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4420° N, 113.7772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4420&lon=-113.7772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17VP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17VP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gary Schmitt JA30 SUPERSTOL (registry code 05634L7, https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-schmitt-ja30-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARY SCHMITT JA30 SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 388 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210711010599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR21LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA267), Jul 11, 2021: Just JA30 Superstol (N17VP), May, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop and collision with terrain.

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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