Skybolt SMITH SPECIAL SKYBOL N748JS
30 June 2019 · Stafford, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2019 at about 12:49 local time, a Skybolt SMITH SPECIAL SKYBOL registered N748JS was involved in an accident near Stafford, 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 12:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stafford, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stafford Rgnl (RMN)
- Coordinates
- 38.4050, -77.4619
- Aircraft
- Skybolt SMITH SPECIAL SKYBOL
- Registration
- N748JS
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2017
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stafford → Stafford
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA434
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an aborted go-around, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during landing, the biplane touched down right of the centerline, and the propeller struck the runway. He added power to go around, but the biplane drifted right, so he maneuvered it toward a grass field right of the runway and shut off the engine. He then leveled the biplane, and it subsequently landed hard, and the main landing gear collapsed. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing "I" strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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