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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Arnold J/Jones D L AIR CAM · Sebring, FL · July 3, 2022

Date
July 3, 2022 · 07:10 local
Place
Sebring, FL
Airport
Sebring Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6272Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA299
Reported as
Arnold J/Jones D L AIR CAM
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

On July 3, 2022 at approximately 0710 EST, an Air Cam aircraft registration privacy data omittedapproached runway 01 at Sebring airport (ksef). As the aircraft attempted landing, the witnessed stated that the approach was uneven and the right side main landing gear hit the runway with a hard landing. At the time of impact, the right side landing gear wheel busted off becoming disconnected and landing about 200 meters away on the airfield. The right side of the aircraft hit the ground once after the wheel departed, and ascended. Once the aircraft was in the air at about 100 meters, and then entered into a stall spin and then impacted the east side of the runway 01. At this point the aircraft had landed upside down and skidded across the runway stopping at on the west side of runway 01 about 60 meters from the initial landing. Pilot sustained head injuries. NTSB conducted interview with pilot and allowed for the FAA to review record of conversation.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 3, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0710 EST, AN AIR CAM AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^APPROACHED RUNWAY 01 AT SEBRING AIRPORT (KSEF). AS THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE WITNESSED STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS UNEVEN AND THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY WITH A HARD LANDING. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR WHEEL BUSTED OFF BECOMING DISCONNECTED AND LANDING ABOUT 200 METERS AWAY ON THE AIRFIELD. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND ONCE AFTER THE WHEEL DEPARTED, AND ASCENDED. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE AIR AT ABOUT 100 METERS, AND THEN ENTERED INTO A STALL SPIN AND THEN IMPACTED THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY 01. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED UPSIDE DOWN AND SKIDDED ACROSS THE RUNWAY STOPPING AT ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 01 ABOUT 60 METERS FROM THE INITIAL LANDING. PILOT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. NTSB CONDUCTED INTERVIEW WITH PILOT AND ALLOWED FOR THE FAA TO REVIEW RECORD OF CONVERSATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.