Jetson's AIRCAM N334JS
9 May 2018 · Bumpass, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2018 at about 20:30 local time, a Jetson's AIRCAM registered N334JS was involved in an accident near Bumpass, Virginia, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bumpass, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Anna (7W4)
- Coordinates
- 37.9653, -77.7489
- Aircraft
- Jetson's AIRCAM
- Registration
- N334JS
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2018
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisa → Bumpass
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA270
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the airplane reported that, during touchdown on a paved runway, the airplane encountered a wind gust and then became airborne. The pilot added full power to go around, but the left wing aerodynamically stalled, and the left float struck the runway, which resulted in a cartwheel. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station, located 11 miles west of the accident airport, reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 040° at 7 knots. The airplane landed on runway 8.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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