# NTSB CEN24LA225: Robert L Staton Javron INC PA-18 REP, N82SC, Schell City, MO, June 15, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 15, 2024, 12:25 local (17:25 UTC) - Place: Schell City, MO - Coordinates: 38, -94 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0000&lon=-94.0000&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194482 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA225 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194482/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194482 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA225 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway surface. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Robert L Staton JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056394K), [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. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Robert L Staton JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056394K), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Robert L Staton JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=056394K), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Robert L Staton JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056394K), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The front seat pilot reported that he flew a stable approach with the airplane configured with one notch of wing flaps for landing on runway 18 at the destination airport. He applied control input to compensate for a crosswind, and the airplane touched down on the left main landing gear wheel followed by the right main landing gear wheel and tailwheel. During the landing rollout and at an airplane speed of about 15-18 mph, a gust of wind swung the airplane’s tail to the right. The pilot reacted but quickly ran out of rudder authority and the airplane ground looped. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane right wing impacted the runway resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunction/failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated that while standing on the runway, the winds were gusting from 120o. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N82SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82SC), registered now, S/N JA1812128, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROBERT L STATON JAVRON INC PA-18 REP - Registry model: [Robert L Staton JAVRON INC PA-18 REP](https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-l-staton-javron-inc-pa-18-rep) (registry code 056394K) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental OX370 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-ox370-series) (registry code 17420, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: JA1812128 - Year built: 2021 - Airframe hours: 269 - Engines: Continental Titan OX-370-JFD7T8 185 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, May 24, 2024 - Departed: MYJ, Mexico, MO - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: IXD, New Century AirCenter Airport, runway 18, 7,339 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial, private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 26, 2023; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,233 total, 20 in this make and model, 1,063 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 39; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 7, 2023; seat: rear; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 187 total, 69 in this make and model, 11 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: IXD ## 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 20240615018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240615018489A), Jun 15, 2024: Robert L Staton JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. After landing on runway 18. During roll out the aircraft veered left staying on the runway. Pilot applied right rudder to correct but did not enough rudder… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 1, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194482. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17299400&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Master_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 582 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17300413&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Template-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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