# NTSB ERA21LA256: Ware Jerry L Aventura II, N966W, DeLand, FL, June 17, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 17, 2021, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC) - Place: DeLand, FL - Coordinates: 29.066553, -81.280905 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0666&lon=-81.2809&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - 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: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 103282 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA21LA256 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103282/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103282 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA256 ## Probable cause A landing gear collapse after the airplane struck a hole during an off-runway precautionary landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Ware Jerry L AVENTURA II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=05622LC), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Ware Jerry L AVENTURA II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=05622LC), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Ware Jerry L AVENTURA II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=05622LC), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis As soon as the pilot lifted from the runway during the takeoff he thought he encountered windshear or a crosswind and the airplane “stopped climbing.” He decided to land in the grass off of the runway, and after touchdown during the landing roll, the airplane contacted a hole in the ground. The left main landing gear separated from the fuselage and the left wing contacted the ground, which substantially damaged it. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N966W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966W), registered now, S/N AA2A0136, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WARE JERRY L AVENTURA II - Registry model: [Ware Jerry L AVENTURA II](https://openairdocs.org/model/ware-jerry-l-aventura-ii) (registry code 05622LC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: AA2A0136 - Year built: 2007 - Airframe hours: 96 - Engines: Rotax 914UL 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, February 1, 2021 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: DED, Deland Muni-Sidney H Taylor Fld, runway 23, 4,301 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; injuries: none; sport pilot; airplane ratings: single-engine land; last flight review November 14, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 244 total, 235 in this make and model, 191 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Icing: Clear - Observed at: DED - METAR: KDED 171235Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3003 RMK AO2 TSNO T02470209 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20210617007859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617007859I), Jun 17, 2021: Ware Jerry L AVENTURA II, Deland, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was using runway 23 at Deland Florida (ded). After a normal takeoff, pilot noted the aircraft was not climbing with full power applied. Pilot noted… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 16, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=103282. 2.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12426577&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 123 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12426811&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Interview-pilot-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 399 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12426480&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photo%27s-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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