# Accident 20210721014909A: Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, Jacksonville, IL, July 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2021, 11:05 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7754° N, 90.2381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7754&lon=-90.2381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3S-2022-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3 (registry code 0560869, https://openairdocs.org/model/hight-st-andre-madera-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HIGHT-ST ANDRE MADERA RV-3
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 759 total, 1 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721014909A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 21 AT APPROXIMATELY  11:10 AM THE PILOT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT ATTEMPTED LANDING RUNWAY 31 AT THE JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KIJX) TO REFUEL HIS AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT REPORTEDLY FLARED TOO EARLY AND TOO HIGH. IN ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE THE LANDING FROM THIS POSITION THE PILOT LET THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY TOO ABRUPTLY; BOUNCED, THEN GO-AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED. DURING THE BOUNCE RECOVERY PHASE, THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND HAD FORGOTTEN TO RAISE HIS FLAPS. THE FULL POWER APPLICATION COMBINED WITH FULL FLAPS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH EXCESSIVELY HIGH RESULTING IN STALL AND IMPACT WITH THE GROUND JUST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.

## 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 CEN21LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA332), Jul 21, 2021: Madera RV-3 (N3S), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare during landing which resulted in an attempted go-around, loss of control, and aerodynamic stall.

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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