Larocca Roch B ERACER MK II N382RB

Summary

On 5 September 2025 at about 15:40 local time, a Larocca Roch B ERACER MK II registered N382RB was involved in an accident near Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 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

5 September 2025 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Mt Pleasant Rgnl-Faison Fld (LRO)

Coordinates

32.8978, -79.7829

Aircraft

Larocca Roch B ERACER MK II

Registration

N382RB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peachtree City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA337

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the nose gear actuator bolt during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and subsequent runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot experimental amateur-built airplane reported that the approach and landing were normal with no anomalies observed. During the landing roll, the airplane’s retractable nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway before it impacted uneven terrain. The airplane’s right wing was substantially damaged during the accident sequence. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose landing gear actuator bolt had failed, which likely resulted in the collapse of the nose gear assembly during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.