# NTSB ANC24LA044: Jordan Harry James Sportsman 2+2, N1314K, Fairbanks, AK, May 31, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 31, 2024, 10:35 local (18:35 UTC) - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Coordinates: 65, -146 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0000&lon=-146.0000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194402 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA044 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194402/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194402 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA044 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05641UO), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05641UO), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md?model=05641UO), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05641UO), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05641UO), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated he performed a precautionary landing to an off-airport site and after an extended engine run up, he elected to depart. Before departing, he said he walked about 20 ft to check the surface conditions of the takeoff site. During the takeoff roll the right main landing gear struck a hole and rock, the airplane pitched left, nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1314K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1314K), registered now, S/N 016, built 2023 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JORDAN HARRY JAMES SPORTSMAN 2+2 - Registry model: [Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2](https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-harry-james-sportsman-2-plus-2) (registry code 05641UO) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-series) (registry code 41499, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 016 - Year built: 2023 - Airframe hours: 17.1 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, May 6, 2024 - Departed: PVT, Faribanks, AK - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 25, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 375 total, 17 in this make and model, 375 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.91 inHg - Observed at: AEI, 33 nm away - METAR: PAEI 310855Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM BKN070 BKN090 09/05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00920054 401710065 53001 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240531006879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240531006879A), May 31, 2024: Jordan Harry James SPORTSMAN 2+2, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot noticed a burning smell accompanied by high temperatures and landed on a ridge top, the closest emergency landing area. The pilot performed an extended… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 28, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194402. 3.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17318513&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 435 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17318580&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf 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. 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