Pilot Debrief

JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250 near Winnsboro, SC — 2018-06-18

Final reportGAA18CA356
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Date
2018-06-18
Location
Winnsboro, SC, USA
Airport
FDW
Aircraft
JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J250
Registration
N584J
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

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.

NTSB narrative

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.

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