# Accident 20240531006879A: Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, Fairbanks, AK, May 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2024, 11:39 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0000° N, 146.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0000&lon=-146.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1314K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1314K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2 (registry code 05641UO, https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-harry-james-sportsman-2-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360 series (registry code 41499, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JORDAN HARRY JAMES SPORTSMAN 2+2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531006879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LANDED ON A RIDGE TOP, THE CLOSEST EMERGENCY LANDING AREA. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EXTENDED GROUND RUN UP, SATISFIED THAT HE COULD DEPART TO A SAFER DESTINATION. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WALKED ONLY ABOUT 20 FEET OF THE DEPARTURE AREA. ON DEPARTURE, APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN TAKE OFF ROLL, HE ENCOUNTERED A HOLE AND ROCK THAT JAMMED THE RIGHT TIRE PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE PROP AND LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ANC24LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA044), May 31, 2024: Jordan Harry James Sportsman 2+2 (N1314K), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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