# Accident 20220521008169A: Eastabrooks John T GLASTAR, Beckley, WV, May 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2022, 10:40 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7873° N, 81.1242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7873&lon=-81.1242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171JV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171JV-2023-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eastabrooks John T GLASTAR (registry code 05627TH, https://openairdocs.org/model/eastabrooks-john-t-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior O-360 series (registry code 59250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EASTABROOKS JOHN T GLASTAR
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220521008169A

## Narrative

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

MAY 21, 2022 - FLIGHT FROM PRIVATE AIRFIELD TO BKW RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT. DETAILS OBTAINED FROM PIC STATEMENT.

APPROX. 0900 PREFLIGHT CONDUCTED.

WEATHER CHECKED AT BKW VIA GARMIN PILOT. WINDS REPORTED AT 7KTS.

1000 TAKEOFF. CLIMB TO 4400 MSL TURBULENCE INCREASED. PFD INDICATED 11KTS. WIND CHANGE DIRECTION CHANGE BETWEEN SOUTHWEST AND WEST WITH VELOCITY RANGING FROM 17 TO 26KTS.

APPROACH TO RWY 28 TO A DIRECT HEADWIND. A WIND GUST SENT THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR YAWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE SOUTH RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. OFF RUNWAY EXCURSION STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS.

FROM INITIAL TOUCH DOWN.

EMPENNAGE BROKE OFF(HELD BY AIRCRAFT CABLES ONLY) JUST AFT OF WING T/E.

## 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 ERA22LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA240), May 21, 2022: New Glasair Glastar (N171JV), Beckley, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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