# Incident 20251121016319I: William L Payne JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL, Cleveland, TN, November 21, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2025, 12:15 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Cleveland Regional Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2123° N, 84.7992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND RGNL JETPORT (RZR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2123&lon=-84.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238PF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238PF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William L Payne JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL (registry code 05633CM, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-l-payne-just-acft-superstol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM L PAYNE JUST ACFT SUPERSTOL
- Reported engine: APOGEE JET 210-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,612 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251121016319I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST FLIGHT TO TEST A NEW NON-CERTIFIED POWERPLANT AND PROPELLER, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SUDDEN AND UNCOMMANDED NOSE DOWN PITCH APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL DURING THE APPROACH PHASE OF THE LANDING THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR A-FRAME TO BREAK OFF AND ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND.

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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