Jmb Aircraft S R O VL-3LSA-912 N593TT

Summary

On 18 August 2025 at about 21:20 local time, a Jmb Aircraft S R O VL-3LSA-912 registered N593TT, operated by N593TT Rental LLC, was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, 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

18 August 2025 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Erie, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Erie Muni (EIK)

Coordinates

40.0088, -105.0491

Aircraft

Jmb Aircraft S R O VL-3LSA-912

Registration

N593TT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2023

Engines

1

Operator

N593TT Rental LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Collins → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA329

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructors inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action and the pilot’s improper landing flare during 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 receiving instruction reported that the flight was a cross-country instructional flight in preparation for a commercial pilot certificate. The flight progressed uneventfully to several airports and returned to the original departure airport. The pilot and flight instructor discussed the approach to the airport and decided on a straight-in approach. When they descended to about 1,000 ft above ground level (agl), the turbulence intensified. The pilot flew the approach manually, at 60 to 65 kts., and maintained a stable glidepath using the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) to aid guidance. At 400 ft agl a rapid sink rate started and the pilot added power to regain the glideslope. When the airplane crossed the runway threshold, the pilot reduced engine power to idle and initiated a flare. A gust of wind caused momentary instability, and she called “go-around” and added power to initiate a go-around. Just as she did this, the flight instructor pulled aft on the control stick, but no positive transfer of control occurred. The airplane’s nose pitched up abruptly which resulted in a tail strike, aerodynamic stall, and right-wing drop. In an earlier telephone interview with the pilot, she said that during the landing approach, the autopilot was disengaged about 1,000 ft agl. Just as they were about to touch down, a gust of wind caused the approach to become unstable, and she applied power to go-around when the CFI took control of the airplane. She noted that she did not hear a “my airplane” command or similar. The CFI pulled back on the controls and she thinks the airplane stalled and it also struck the ground tail first. When asked if there were any mechanical problems with the airplane, she said there were not any. During a telephone interview with the flight instructor, he stated that the approach to the runway was a little “rocky” due to winds, and just as they were about to touch down, a gust of wind caused the airplane to balloon up. He said the pilot did not recover and he did not react quickly enough, and the airplane struck the runway. When asked if there were mechanical issues with the airplane, he said there were none. The flight instructor did not submit a written report of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.