Amateur-built JAVRON INC PA-18 REP accident near Schell City, Missouri, June 15, 2024
On June 15, 2024 at about 5:25 pm local time, a 2021 amateur-built JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, registered N82SC, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Schell City, Missouri (New Century Aircenter Airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway surface.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 2024 · about 5:25 pm local time
- Place
- Schell City, Missouri · New Century Aircenter Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built JAVRON INC PA-18 REP, built 2021
- Registration
- N82SC · registry record · serial JA1812128
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The front seat pilot reported that he flew a stable approach with the airplane configured with one notch of wing flaps for landing on runway 18 at the destination airport. He applied control input to compensate for a crosswind, and the airplane touched down on the left main landing gear wheel followed by the right main landing gear wheel and tailwheel. During the landing rollout and at an airplane speed of about 15-18 mph, a gust of wind swung the airplane’s tail to the right. The pilot reacted but quickly ran out of rudder authority and the airplane ground looped. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane right wing impacted the runway resulting in substantial damage to the right wing and right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunction/failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot stated that while standing on the runway, the winds were gusting from 120o.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Attempted remediation/recovery during landing (landing roll)
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,233 hours in all; 20 in this make and model; 17 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 1,063 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 26, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 187 hours in all; 69 in this make and model
- Last flight review: January 7, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 269 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 24, 2024
- Maximum gross weight: 1,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental Titan OX-370- (piston); 279 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MYJ Mexico MO at 3:34 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 7,339 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observation at 12:32 pm from IXD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on August 1, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photos | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
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