# NTSB GAA18CA356: Jabiru USA Sport J250, N584J, Winnsboro, SC, June 18, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 18, 2018, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Winnsboro, SC - Coordinates: 34.314416, -81.111702 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3144&lon=-81.1117&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 97510 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA356 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97510/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97510 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA356 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s improper decision to provide instruction in an airplane with only one control stick. ## 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: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060001T), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=060001T), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=060001T), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=060001T), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=060001T), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=060001T), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the flight instructor in the light sport airplane, the pilot in the left seat had not flown for a while and was receiving instruction to complete a flight review. The airplane was equipped with a single control stick. During the landing flare, the pilot applied forward stick, and the airplane impacted the runway hard. The nose landing gear and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to a stop in the grass safety area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and lower fuselage. The instructor asserted that he should have refused to instruct in an airplane with only one control stick. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative According to the instructor in the light sport airplane, the pilot in the left seat had not flown for quite some time and was receiving instruction to complete a flight review. The airplane was equipped with a single control stick. During the landing flare, the pilot applied forward stick and the airplane impacted the runway. The nose landing gear and the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to a stop in the grass safety area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts and the lower fuselage. The instructor asserted that he should have refused to instruct in an airplane with only one control stick. Both pilots reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N584J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N584J-2021-04-03), registration cancelled 2021-04-03, S/N 347, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250 (SP) - Registry model: [Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP](https://openairdocs.org/model/jabiru-usa-sport-j250-sp) (registry code 060001T) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 347 - Year built: 2007 - Engines: Jabiru 3300 120 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: pharaoh llc - Registered owner: Bill Odum - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special light-sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2017 - Departed: CUB, Columbia, SC - Destination: CUB, Columbia, SC - Airport: FDW, Fairfield County, runway 22, 5,243 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 28, 2016; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 6,985 total, 22 in this make and model, 6,700 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 375 total, 11 in this make and model, 320 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: KFDW ## 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 20180618008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180618008159A), Jun 18, 2018: Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J250-SP, Winnsboro, SC, Substantial damage. The aircraft owner who holds a private pilot certificate was receiving a flight review in accordance with CFR 61.56 at the time of the accident and was the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 10, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97510. 3.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469196&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Telephone Interview, Instructor (item 2, .PDF, 143 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469197&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Telephone%20Interview,%20Instructor-Master.PDF - Photo (item 3, .PDF, 1 photo, 194 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469198&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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