# NTSB GAA17CA324: Jess Just Aircraft Supers, N272SS, Boca Raton, FL, May 28, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 28, 2017, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Boca Raton, FL - Coordinates: 26.382223, -80.103614 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3822&lon=-80.1036&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 August 3, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95314 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA324 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95314/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95314 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA324 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## 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: [Jess JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05632N6), [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: [Jess JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05632N6), [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: [Jess JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05632N6), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Jess JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05632N6), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left. He added that he applied brakes, but the airplane continued to the left. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped to the left, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that the winds were light and variable. ## Factual narrative The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll, the airplane veered to the left. He added that he applied brakes, but the airplane continued to the left. Subsequently, the airplane ground looped to the left, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that the winds were light and variable. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N272SS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272SS), registered now, S/N JA274-09-12, built 2013 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JESS LLC JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Jess JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS](https://openairdocs.org/model/jess-just-aircraft-supers) (registry code 05632N6) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: JA274-09-12 - Year built: 2013 - Airframe hours: 685 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 100 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: New Boca Leasing LLC - Registered owner: New Boca Leasing LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2016 - Departed: BCT, BOCA RATON, FL - Destination: BCT, Boca Raton, FL - Airport: BCT, Boca Raton, runway 23, 6,276 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 13, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,530 total, 203 in this make and model, 1,514 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KBCT ## 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 20170528004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170528004969A), May 28, 2017: Jess LLC JUST AIRCRAFT SUPERS, Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. 1. Pilot departed on a 45 minute sightseeing ride from bct, runway 23 with one passenger. 2. During the landing rollout, the aircraft started turning to the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 10, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95314. 876 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 780 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454076&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 96 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40454077&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.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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