# NTSB ATL96LA071: Meeker JUNGSTER-1, N8VM, Ormond Beach, FL, March 31, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 31, 1996, 11:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Ormond Beach, FL - Coordinates: 29.279092, -81.06034 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2791&lon=-81.0603&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 23, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3715 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL96LA071 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3715/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA071 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of total experience in type of aircraft. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that after landing, the airplane started to drift to the left, when braking action was initiated. According to the pilot, the airplane ground looped before he could compensate. Both the upper and lower left wings of the aircraft were torn off after contact with the runway surface. Examination of the aircraft failed to disclose a previous mechanical problem. The pilot also stated that his limited experience in tail wheel aircraft caused the aircraft to get away from him. ## Factual narrative On March 31, 1996, at 1145 eastern daylight time, a Meeker Junkster-1, N8VM was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during the landing roll at the Ormond Beach Municipal Airport, in Ormond Beach, Florida. The private pilot was not injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the local, personal flight. The flight departed Ormond Beach, Florida, at 1100. The pilot stated that after landing on runway 29, the airplane started to drift to the left when braking action was initiated. According to the pilot, the airplane ground looped before he could compensate. Both the upper and lower left wings of the aircraft were torn off after contact with the runway surface. The examination of the aircraft failed to disclose a mechanical problem. The pilot also stated that his limited experience in tail wheel aircraft caused the aircraft to get away from him. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8VM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8VM-1998-04-04), registration cancelled 1998-04-04, S/N 691159 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MEEKER JUNGSTER-1 - Registry model: [Meek JUNGSTER-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/meek-jungster-1) (registry code 1590507) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 691159 - Airframe hours: 74 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Thomas Scott Vedder - Registered owner: Fred S. Meeker - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, January 7, 1996, 5 hours before - Departed: OMN - Airport: OMN, Ormond Beach Municipal, runway 29, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 243 total, 3 in this make and model, 183 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: DAB, 20 nm away ## 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 19960331005649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331005649A), Mar 31, 1996: Amtrks JUNGSTER1, Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Impacted tore off wings. Lacked proper training and check out in the tail wheel type. ## Other investigations on N8VM (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 MIA78FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG19), May 15, 1978: Jungster 1 (N8VM), Ridgeville, SC, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.