# NTSB CEN21LA012: Kjostad Jorgen A Wagabond, N744K, New Richmond, WI, October 7, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 7, 2020, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: New Richmond, WI - Coordinates: 45.147778, -92.539167 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1478&lon=-92.5392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 102125 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA012 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102125/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA012 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane. ## 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: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05614J7), [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: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05614J7), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=05614J7), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05614J7), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05614J7), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05614J7), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05614J7), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while landing from an introductory flight of his recently purchased airplane, the airplane bounced, and then when touching down again, immediately veered right. The airplane departed the right side of the runway into the grass, subsequently nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and the left wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 14 with wind calm. The pilot reported that he had not previously landed the make and model of the accident airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N744K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744K), registered now, S/N J-4, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: KJOSTAD JORGEN A WAGABOND - Registry model: [Kjostad Jorgen A WAGABOND](https://openairdocs.org/model/kjostad-jorgen-a-wagabond) (registry code 05614J7) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: J-4 - Year built: 2002 - Airframe hours: 154 - Engines: Continental 0200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, August 29, 2020 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: KRNH, New Richmond Regional Airport, runway 14, 5,507 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 18, 2020; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 6,251 total, 0 in this make and model, 5,835 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days - Pilot-rated passenger; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: lap only ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KRNH 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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