Jim Braddock JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA N926JB

Summary

On 18 July 2013 at about 20:35 local time, a Jim Braddock JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA registered N926JB was involved in an accident near Limestone, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 July 2013 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Limestone, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

None (NONE)

Coordinates

36.2672, -82.6136

Aircraft

Jim Braddock JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA

Registration

N926JB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Limestone → Limestone

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA345

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was operating the experimental light-sport airplane from a private grass airstrip, and following a brief local flight, was returning for landing. The approach to the runway was “normal” and the prevailing wind was light and variable. During the landing flare, the airplane “settled hard” and bounced back into the air. The pilot responded by adding power and leveling the pitch attitude, but the airplane settled back onto the runway in a flat attitude. The nose landing gear collapsed on touchdown and the airplane then nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wings. The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.