# NTSB CEN23LA288: Airborne XT 582, N5613B, Oregon, IL, July 3, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 3, 2023, 18:40 local (23:40 UTC) - Place: Oregon, IL - Coordinates: 42.01, -89.33 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0100&lon=-89.3300&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: 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: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 192570 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA288 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192570/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192570 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA288 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after a bounced landing. ## 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: [Airborne XT 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05901JW), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Airborne XT 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05901JW), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Airborne XT 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05901JW), [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: [Airborne XT 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05901JW), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Airborne XT 582, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05901JW), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that his approach to a grass airstrip was too fast, which resulted in the airplane bouncing after landing. Subsequently, the airplane veered off the runway into a cornfield, and contacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5613B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5613B), registered now, S/N XT582-0001, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AIRBORNE XT 582 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Airborne XT 582](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-xt-582) (registry code 05901JW) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 582UL DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-dcdi) (registry code 55563, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Weight-shift - Serial number: XT582-0001 - Year built: 2005 - Airframe hours: 487 - Engines: Rotax 582 65 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 21, 2022 - Departed: C55, Mount Morris, IL - Airport: NA, Private Airstrip, runway NA, 800 × 100 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Airframe parachute ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: minor; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot; last flight review July 10, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 83 total, 66 in this make and model, 47 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KFEP, 23 nm away - METAR: KFEP 032315Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 30/20 A2992 ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 17, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192570. 5.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16181298&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120_1_N5613B_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 381 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16130545&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20sheet-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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