# NTSB WPR25LA191: Jeremy S Lezin Just Superstol, N40JL, Owyhee, OR, May 3, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 2, 2025, 19:00 local (May 3, 2025, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Owyhee, OR - Coordinates: 43.425519, -117.34618 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4255&lon=-117.3462&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 200418 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA191 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200418/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200418 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA191 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during 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: [Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05633RJ), [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 (probable cause); cases with it: [Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05633RJ), [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-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05633RJ), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he noticed that the engine oil temperature increased 25° higher than normal, while flying about 4,500 ft msl. He decided to land, let the engine cool, and check the engine oil level. During the landing roll on a dirt strip, the airplane veered left, the left main landing gear struck a bush, and the right wingtip impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N40JL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40JL), registered now, S/N JA318-09-13, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: JEREMY S LEZIN JUST SUPERSTOL - Registry model: [Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL](https://openairdocs.org/model/jeremy-s-lezin-just-superstol) (registry code 05633RJ) (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: JA318-09-13 - Year built: 2014 - Airframe hours: 347 - Engines: Rotax 912ULS 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Special, Experimental light sport (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 2025 - Departed: 50S, Parma, ID - Airport: 28U, Owyhee Reservoir State - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 3, 2024; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 113 total, 35 in this make and model, 42 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 18 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F - Observed at: KEUL, 34 nm away - METAR: ## 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 20250502006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250502006059A), May 2, 2025: Jeremy S Lezin JUST SUPERSTOL, Owyhee, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot flew over the reservoir and noticed the winds were calm. Upon rollout, the plane veered to the left where a bush hit the left side of the plane then the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200418. 4.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19309387&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 702 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19340396&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photographs-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/). 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