# NTSB ERA26LA301: Spirit Engineering SE-1, N5013W, Ossipee, NH, August 12, 2026 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 12, 2026, 10:09 local (14:09 UTC) - Place: Ossipee, NH - Coordinates: 43.826256, -71.184828 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8263&lon=-71.1848&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report October 1, 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): 203599 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA301 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203599/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203599 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA301 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a nose over on the grass runway. ## 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: [Spirit Engineering SE-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=06001DP), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Spirit Engineering SE-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=06001DP), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/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: [Spirit Engineering SE-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=06001DP), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Spirit Engineering SE-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=06001DP), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Spirit Engineering SE-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=06001DP), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that while attempting a three-point landing on a grass airstrip, the airplane bounced twice. After the second bounce, the pilot increased engine power and was attempting to abort the landing when he lost control of the airplane. It subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot did not report that there were any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5013W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5013W), registered now, S/N 026 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SPIRIT ENGINEERING INC SE-1 - Registry model: [Spirit Engineering SE-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/spirit-engineering-se-1) (registry code 06001DP) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 026 - Year built: 2026 - Airframe hours: 49 - Engines: Spirit Engineering Spirit V2 42 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: February 26, 2026, 49 hours before - Airport: NH69, Windsock Village, runway 33, 4,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 24, 2025; seat: single; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 2,032 total, 2,027 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: IZG, 14 nm away - METAR: METAR KIZG 121354Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP091 T02500133 $ ## 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 20260812012769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260812012769A), Aug 12, 2026: Spirit Engineering Inc SE-1, Ossipee, NH, Substantial damage. On August 12th 2026 at approximately 10:30 am, a Spirit engineering SE11 aircraft [privacy data omitted] was on approach to runway 33 at Windsock Village… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 1, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=203599. 7.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20826368&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 5.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20825214&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs_Redacted-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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