# NTSB CEN21LA332: Madera RV-3, N3S, Jacksonville, IL, July 21, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 21, 2021, 12:11 local (17:11 UTC) - Place: Jacksonville, IL - Coordinates: 39.775448, -90.238086 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7754&lon=-90.2381&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - 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: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 103528 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN21LA332 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103528/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103528 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA332 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper flare during landing which resulted in an attempted go-around, loss of control, and aerodynamic stall. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Flight control system: tE flap control system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation; cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750/cases.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 74 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022750/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: angle of attack](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/cases.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 990 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062042/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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0560869), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot had just purchased the airplane and was landing after completing his first leg of a cross-country flight. The pilot stated that he flared the airplane too early and it bounced twice on the runway. The pilot then elected to perform a go-around; however, he forgot to retract the flaps. The pilot applied full engine power, the airplane turned to the left, and stalled over the grass terrain adjacent to the runway. The airplane impacted terrain, came to rest upright, and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing, The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3S-2022-12-30), registration cancelled 2022-12-30, S/N 292, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Madera RV-3 - Registry model: [Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/hight-st-andre-madera-rv-3) (registry code 0560869) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 292 - Year built: 1978 - Airframe hours: 1118 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 SER 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 6, 2021 - Departed: RCM, Warrensburg, MO - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: IJX, Jacksonville Muni, runway 13/31, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 13, 2019; seat: single; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 759.4 total, 1.5 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1.5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KIJX - METAR: KIJX 211657Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN025 BKN031 28/23 A3013 RMK AO2 ## 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 20210721014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210721014909A), Jul 21, 2021: Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. On July 21 at approximately 11:10 am the pilot involved in this accident attempted landing runway 31 at the Jacksonville municipal airport (kijx) to refuel his… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 27, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103528. 5.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12541808&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N3S%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 911 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12541555&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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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