# Accident 20210812014259A: Collins Robert S JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Brasstown, NC, August 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brasstown, NC
- Airport: Brasstown Air Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0502° N, 83.9479° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0502&lon=-83.9479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409JD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Collins Robert S JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 056247N, https://openairdocs.org/model/collins-robert-s-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLLINS ROBERT S JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210812014259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING MULTIPLE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO FULL STOP ON THE GRASS STRIP AT THE BRASSTOWN AIR FIELD (LOCATION: 35.0502° N, 83.9479° W).  DURING 12TH TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTED A VIBRATION AND OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL WAS WOBBLING.  AS PRECAUTION, PILOT CONTACTED ON SITE MECHANIC FOR GROUND SUPPORT AND FLEW PATTERN FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES UNTIL HIS ARRIVAL.  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED FROM AIRCRAFT AND LEFT GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT AND OFF RWY EVENTUALLY DIGGING IN AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP TAIL OVER NOSE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  NO PAX.

## 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 ERA21LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA367), Aug 12, 2021: Collins Robert S Just Acft Highlander (N409JD), Brasstown, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear wheel lock nuts, which resulted in a wheel separation and nose over during landing.

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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