# Accident 20250905015509A: Larocca Roch B ERACER MK II, Mt. Pleasant, SC, September 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2025, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8978° N, 79.7829° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8978&lon=-79.7829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N382RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N382RB-2026-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larocca Roch B ERACER MK II (registry code 0561471, https://openairdocs.org/model/larocca-roch-b-eracer-mk-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360 series (registry code 41881, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAROCCA ROCH B ERACER MK II
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,475 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250905015509A

## Narrative

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

EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: MOUNT PLEASANT, SC (LRO): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ERAC, LANDED AND

VEERED LEFT OFF OF RUNWAY 35 FOR UNKNOWN

REASONS. POB: 2, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT

UNKNOWN. 09/05/2025 1700Z

PILOT STATEMENT: ON 5 SEPTEMBER,  AROUND 1240 PM,  WE ENTERED THE PATTERN ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND TO A RIGHT BASE AT MT PLEASANT REGIONAL AIRPORT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR SKIES AND WIND WAS CALM ON THE ASOS. FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH GEAR DOWN AND CHECKS COMPLETE.  UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 THE NOSE GEAR ABRUPTLY COLLAPSED.  THE MAINS REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT. I TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT BRAKE TO NO AVAIL AND WE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY GOING BETWEEN THE EDGE LIGHTS. UPON IMPACT WITH THE UNEVEN TERRAIN AND LONG GRASS THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 100 DEGREES AND WE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE ENGINE STOPPED. WE TURNED ALL POWER OFF AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE.

## 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 ERA25LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA337), Sep 5, 2025: Larocca Roch B Eracer MK II (N382RB), Mount Pleasant, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose gear actuator bolt during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and subsequent runway excursion.

## Other reports on N382RB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140406004599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140406004599I), Apr 6, 2014: Larocca Roch B ERACER MK II (N382RB), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. On April 7, 2014 at 1052 EDT an 2012 experimental amatuer built, 2012 Larocca Roch B Eracer Mk II, N382RB, s/n 92-0115 experienced an engine failure during…

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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