20211019017599I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Jabiru USA Sport J230-SP · Boones Mill, VA · October 19, 2021

Date
October 19, 2021 · 11:10 local
Place
Boones Mill, VA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N728J
Reported as
Jabiru USA Sport J230-SP
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
412 total100 in this make and model46 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.

Pilot had uneventful off airport landing on private gravel road/driveway due to mismanagement of fuel system with plenty of fuel still onboard.

Next morning the pilot decided to do two progressively faster practice runs (not for the purpose of flight) to evaluate the gravel against the ac and that he was able to get to speed in safe distance.

On second run, he began trying to stop and gravel caused him to skid and was unable to stop before the end. Left wing struck roof top light bar of police car, spinning ac 90 degrees left and running prop into 8' tall cross wire fence. No injuries. Ac substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD UNEVENTFUL OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON PRIVATE GRAVEL ROAD/DRIVEWAY DUE TO MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL SYSTEM WITH PLENTY OF FUEL STILL ONBOARD.

NEXT MORNING THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO TWO PROGRESSIVELY FASTER PRACTICE RUNS (NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT) TO EVALUATE THE GRAVEL AGAINST THE AC AND THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET TO SPEED IN SAFE DISTANCE.

ON SECOND RUN, HE BEGAN TRYING TO STOP AND GRAVEL CAUSED HIM TO SKID AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE END. LEFT WING STRUCK ROOF TOP LIGHT BAR OF POLICE CAR, SPINNING AC 90 DEGREES LEFT AND RUNNING PROP INTO 8' TALL CROSS WIRE FENCE. NO INJURIES. AC SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.