# NTSB WPR22LA006: Bevilacqua Jeffrey L Dragonfly Mkiih, N186JB, Camarillo, CA, October 10, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 10, 2021, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Camarillo, CA · Airport Environment - Coordinates: 34.21375, -119.09436 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2137&lon=-119.0944&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104087 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA006 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104087/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104087 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA006 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff ## 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: [Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05639RM), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=05639RM), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=05639RM), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/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: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05639RM), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=05639RM), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of an amateur built, tail wheel equipped airplane reported that, during takeoff for the airplane’s first test flight, the airplane lifted off the runway prematurely and unexpectedly. The pilot lowered the nose then over corrected when he tried to flare to stop the descent, however the airplane ballooned up. The pilot reduced engine power to abort the takeoff as the airplane drifted left off the runway and subsequently collided with a taxiway sign. The main landing gear collapsed and both wings were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N186JB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186JB-2023-05-24), registration cancelled 2023-05-24, S/N 001, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEVILACQUA JEFFREY L DRAGONFLY MKIIH - Registry model: [Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH](https://openairdocs.org/model/bevilacqua-jeffrey-l-dragonfly-mkiih) (registry code 05639RM) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 001 - Year built: 2020 - Airframe hours: 0 - Engines: UL POwer 350is 130 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: September 4, 2021, 0 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: CMA, Camarillo, runway 26, 6,013 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 6, 2020; seat: left; flight hours: 1,164 total, 0 in this make and model, 883 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - METAR: METAR KCMA 100455Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01670111= ## 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 20211010017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211010017829A), Oct 10, 2021: Bevilacqua Jeffrey L DRAGONFLY MKIIH, Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. After run up attained clearance for flight and advised tower it was a first flight of the amateur built aircraft. Applied power after which tail got off the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 4, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104087. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13205348&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120%20Flattened_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13021378&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%202-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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