Jabiru Usa Sport J250 SP N638J

Summary

On 12 March 2015 at about 20:30 local time, a Jabiru Usa Sport J250 SP registered N638J was involved in an accident near Hondo, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 March 2015 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hondo, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

South Texas Regional Airport (KHDO)

Coordinates

29.3531, -99.1725

Aircraft

Jabiru Usa Sport J250 SP

Registration

N638J

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hondo → Hondo

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA010

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to this accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight, the student pilot and flight instructor remained in the local area to practice maneuvers. On return to the airport, during the first full stop landing, the student pilot landed in a flat attitude, but left of centerline. During the landing roll, the student pilot veered left onto an intersecting runway and the flight instructor applied the hand brake. The airplane overran the width of the intersecting runway into rough terrain, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and right wing lift strut. Both occupants reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation; however, the student pilot stated that a gust of wind caused the airplane to veer to the left. The flight instructor's statement and weather reports indicate that there were no wind gusts at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.