# Incident 20230610011229I: Daniel Bourne JMB VL3, Salisbury, NC, June 10, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6651° N, 80.4919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6651&lon=-80.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717SF-2024-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniel Bourne JMB VL3 (registry code 05641GW, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniel-bourne-jmb-vl3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 series (registry code 55619, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DANIEL BOURNE JMB VL3
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 407 total, 17 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230610011229I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 10, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL JMB VL3 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NO. 478 DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 20 AT THE MID-CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT (RUQ) LOCATED IN SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA.

THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 91 AND THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT`S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH NO PRECIPITATION AND THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE DRY.

AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE LEFT BRAKE HAD BEEN HEAVILY APPLIED, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO BLOW, CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TOWARDS THE GRASS.

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS, THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE ALSO BEGAN TO SKID RESULTING A SKID PROFILE OF BOTH MAIN TIRES FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEFORE DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS, WITH THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE TAXIWAY H SIGN. THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR BEING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, FACING SOUTHEAST.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

TASK # T-EA68-FY23-1525

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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