Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot had just purchased the airplane and hired the flight instructor to give him some lessons before he flew home. He took off and performed several maneuvers before coming back to the airport to practice full stop landings. He said the final landing was smooth, but during the rollout, his left foot slipped off the rudder pedal while his right foot was still pressing on the right rudder pedal. The airplane swerved to the right, departed the runway, and came to rest in a wheat field. During the accident sequence, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed, and the lower fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA21LA243 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 5, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Marietta, Pennsylvania
- Nearest airport
- Donegal Springs Airpark (N71)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Jabiru Usa Sport Aircraft Llc J250-SP
- N-number
- N214RM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.