# NTSB CEN23LA300: Acrosport II, N827JA, Hertford, NC, July 12, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 12, 2023, 08:45 local (12:45 UTC) - Place: Hertford, NC - Coordinates: 36.205278, -76.311389 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2053&lon=-76.3114&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 Flight Standards - NTSB case key (mKey): 192617 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA300 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192617/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192617 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA300 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with vegetation. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on personnel; cases with it: [Andre John D ACROSPORT II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=05621OZ), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/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: [Andre John D ACROSPORT II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05621OZ), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Andre John D ACROSPORT II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05621OZ), [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-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Andre John D ACROSPORT II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05621OZ), [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: [Andre John D ACROSPORT II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05621OZ), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane drifted to the right and exited the runway. Upon exiting the runway, the right wing contacted soybean plants, the airplane ground looped and the left wing impacted the ground, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N827JA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827JA-2023-08-28), registration cancelled 2023-08-28, S/N 827, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Acrosport II - Registry model: [Andre John D ACROSPORT II](https://openairdocs.org/model/andre-john-d-acrosport-ii) (registry code 05621OZ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-H2AD](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (registry code 42131, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 827 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 707.4 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Andre John D - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 10, 2023, 0.7 hours before - Departed: kcpk, KCPK, VA - Destination: Hertford, NC - Airport: PVT, Abe Godfrey PRIVATE, runway 8, 2,200 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 21, 2023; seat: right; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 2,050 total, 707 in this make and model, 2,006 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KECG, 7 nm away - METAR: KECG 121254Z 28005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02720228 ## 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 20230712010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230712010039A), Jul 12, 2023: Andre John D ACROSPORT II, Hertford, NC, Substantial damage. Hertford, NC: Acrosport II, drifted into a field for unknown reasons after landing on a private airstrip near [privacy data omitted]. The aircraft came to rest… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 9, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192617. 5.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16213349&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20CEN23LA300_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16212940&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20CEN23LA300-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 68 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16213878&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=N827JA%20MOR%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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