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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Maye James A ESCAPADE · Flanigan, NV · October 4, 2025

Date: October 4, 2025 · 10:30 local
Place: Flanigan, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N80JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR26LA014
Reported as: Maye James A Escapade
Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,439 total176 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N80JMRegistered now · Maye James A ESCAPADES/N JAESC 0025 · Built 2009 Airframe modelMaye James A ESCAPADE Engine modelRotax 912S series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot of N80JM attempted to land his airplane in a backcountry landing area. The pilot stated he selected an area he thought would be smooth, but the area he landed on was at an uphill slope. The pilot stated that the uphill slope led to a harder than expected landing which resulted in a landing gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N80JM ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS AIRPLANE IN A BACKCOUNTRY LANDING AREA. THE PILOT STATED HE SELECTED AN AREA HE THOUGHT WOULD BE SMOOTH, BUT THE AREA HE LANDED ON WAS AT AN UPHILL SLOPE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE UPHILL SLOPE LED TO A HARDER THAN EXPECTED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR26LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFlanigan, NVThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Oct 4, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N80JM · 1

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

Incident 20150804013409ILanding: TouchdownN80JM an experimental aircraft landed short and right of runway 24 after practicing touch and goes. The local authorities responded and reported minor damage to the aircraft. Two persons on board with no injuries. August 5, 2015 Called and talked to [privacy…Aug 4, 2015 · Minor damage