# NTSB CEN12CA663: Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP, N582J, Goshen, IN, September 29, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 29, 2012, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Goshen, IN - Coordinates: 41.526111, -85.794166 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5261&lon=-85.7942&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report January 22, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 85170 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA663 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85170/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85170 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA663 ## Probable cause The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=060001S), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060001S), [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: [Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=060001S), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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 in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=060001S), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot stated that he was practicing a soft-field takeoff, and as soon as the nose wheel lifted off the runway, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot tried to correct the left turn by applying right rudder and aileron but was unsuccessful. The airplane departed the runway surface and came to rest, nose down on a parallel taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine nose wheel area, both wings, and the fuselage. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The student pilot stated that he was practicing a soft field takeoff and as soon as the nose wheel lifted off from the runway, the airplane veered to the left. The student pilot tried to correct the turn by applying right rudder and aileron, but was unsuccessful. The airplane departed the runway surface and came to rest nose down on a parallel taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine nose wheel area, both wings, and the fuselage. The student pilot did not report any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N582J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N582J-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 89, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J170-SP - Registry model: [Jabiru USA Sport J170-SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j170-sp) (registry code 060001S) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 89 - Airframe hours: 1114 - Engines: JABIRU 2200 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Jabiru Horizons LLC - Registered owner: Jabiru Horizons LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 16, 2012 - Departed: KGSH, Goshen, IN - Destination: KGSH, Goshen, IN - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: KGSH, Goshen Municipal, runway 27, 6,050 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 54; injuries: serious; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left; flight hours: 49 total, 26 in this make and model, 10 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KGSH ## 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 20120929023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120929023079A), Sep 29, 2012: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J170-SP, Goshen, IN, Substantial damage. At approximately 0930 eastern standard time a student pilot was practicing a soft field takeoff from runway 27 in a Jabiru, J-170-SP, light sport aircraft. The… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 14, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85170. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 888 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380634&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 29 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380643&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - Photo: Accident airplane (FAA photo) (item 3, .PDF, 158 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380636&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20Accident%20airplane%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20(FAA%20photo)-Master.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. 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.