# NTSB ERA26LA212: Granito Joseph R RV-7A, N732JG, Jaffrey, NH, May 21, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 21, 2026, 11:52 local (15:52 UTC) - Place: Jaffrey, NH - Coordinates: 42.805563, -72.003377 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8056&lon=-72.0034&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report August 11, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 203037 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA212 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203037/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203037 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA212 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a touchdown off the paved runway surface and a collision with terrain during the subsequent aborted 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: [Granito Joseph R RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056407B), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Granito Joseph R RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056407B), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Granito Joseph R RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056407B), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Granito Joseph R RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=056407B), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Granito Joseph R RV-7A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=056407B), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was landing the airplane at the destination airport and reported that during the landing approach, just before touchdown, the airplane suddenly drifted to the left. The airplane’s main landing gear briefly touched down off to the left side of the 134-ft-wide asphalt runway before the airplane became airborne again. The pilot added power to abort the landing, but heard a “rotating, whirring, vibration” noise from under the airplane and perceived that the airplane was not accelerating like he though it should. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground, nosed over, and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N732JG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N732JG), registered now, S/N 74732, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GRANITO JOSEPH R RV-7A - Registry model: [Granito Joseph R RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/granito-joseph-r-rv-7a) (registry code 056407B) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming YO-360-A1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-360-a1a) (registry code 41586, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 74732 - Year built: 2024 - Airframe hours: 91.7 - Engines: LYCOMING YO-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, May 15, 2026 - Departed: 5B0, Selkirk, NY - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: AFN, Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch, runway 34, 2,982 × 134 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 4, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 203 total, 98 in this make and model, 203 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.23 inHg - Observed at: AFN - METAR: METAR KAFN 211552Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW110 14/02 A3023 ## 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 20260521005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260521005279A), May 21, 2026: Granito Joseph R RV-7A, Jaffrey, NH, Substantial damage. On may 21, 2026, at 11:53, the pilot of [privacy data omitted], a van's RV-7, failed to maintain control of the aircraft after a hard landing on runway 34 at… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 10, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203037. 7.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 6.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20568957&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Form%20_Completed_Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record a�� telephone interview, pilot (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 97 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20569949&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Telephone%20Interview_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 3 photos, 1000 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20642227&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array%20redacted%202-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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