# Accident 20250818011219A: Jmb Aircraft S R O VL-3LSA-912, Erie, CO, August 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2025, 15:20 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0088° N, 105.0491° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0088&lon=-105.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N593TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N593TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3LSA-912 (registry code 4370110, https://openairdocs.org/model/jmb-aircraft-s-r-o-vl-3lsa-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JMB AIRCRAFT S R O VL-3LSA-912
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250818011219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM KFNL TO KEIK AT 1455 ON AUGUST 18, 2025. COMMERICAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN DURING THIS TIME.WEATHER WAS CHECKED BY BOTH PILOTS AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS SAFE TO FLY TO KEIK. RWY 16 WAS PICKED FOR LANDING DUE TO THE WINDS BEING 5KTS AT 220. THEY DECIDED TO FLY STRAIGHT INTO 16 UPON APPROACH TO KEIK. WINDS WERE GUSTING MORE THAN WHAT ERIE AWOS WAS REPORTING. AT ONE POINT DURING THE DECENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A RAPID SINK AND POWER WAS INCREASED TO CORRECT.  AS THEY WERE CROSSING THE THRESHOLD AND GETTING READY TO ROUND OUT AND FLARE, A STRONG GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE IT UNSTABLE. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT FOR SUDDEN UPLIFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT AND HIT THE GROUND AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN25LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA329), Aug 18, 2025: JMB Aircraft S R O VL-3LSA-912 (N593TT), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructors inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action and the pilot’s improper landing flare during which resulted in a hard landing.

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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