# Accident 20240616007909A: Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS3 RES, Elbert, CO, June 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2024, 15:30 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Kelly Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2237° N, 104.6397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2237&lon=-104.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES (registry code 05640T1, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3-res) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONKER SAILPLANES (PTY) LTD JS3 RES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240616007909A

## Narrative

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

UPON APPROACH TO GLIDER PORT FOR RUNWAY 35, LANDING GLIDERS IN FRONT NOTED VIA RADIO A 180 DEGREE WIND SHIFT. AMENDED PATTERN TO USE RUNWAY 17 INSTEAD. FLAPS WERE SET TO POSITION 5, ACFT TRIMMED TO 60 KNOTS. JUST AT TOUCH DOWN, A CROSSWIND

GUST LIFTED THE ACFT & THE RIGHT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TALL GRASS & STARTED A YAW TO THE RIGHT. CORRECTED WITH RUDDER & LEFT STICK. ACFT YAWED LEFT & DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT. THE GRASS GRABBED THE LEFT WING & SPUN AROUND, THEN THE TAIL BOOM HIT. ACFT THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS A FEW YARDS BEFORE COMING TO REST.

## 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 CEN24LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA224), Jun 16, 2024: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 RES (N37JG), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a right crosswind.

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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