Amateur-built Pool Jungster I accident near Fernandina Beac, Florida, March 29, 2003
On March 29, 2003 at about 6:00 pm local time, a amateur-built Pool Jungster I, registered N7135, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fernandina Beac, Florida (Fernandina Beach Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was 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 control during the landing flare/touchdown while attempting a crosswind landing resulting in the left wing impacting the ground, and a collision with runway lights during the attempted recovery.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 29, 2003 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Fernandina Beac, Florida · Fernandina Beach Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Pool Jungster I
- Registration
- N7135 · no longer on the register · serial 1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that the accident airplane is a single seat airplane, the only one of its kind, and he was training to make takeoffs and landings. He said it was his second flight in the airplane, and while attempting to make a landing with a crosswind from the left, the left wing dipped and the airplane veered left. While attempting to recover the undercarriage hit a runway light and the airplane pitched downward impacting the ground on its left wing and nose. Prior to the accident there had been no failure or malfunction to the airplane or any of its systems.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 912 hours in all; 2 in this make and model; 6 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 875 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: March 24, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: sngl
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 251 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 18, 2003; 2 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290G4 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 55J Fernandina Beac FL at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 5,300 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observation at 4:56 pm from JAX, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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