Extra NG accident near St. Augustine, FL
On March 2, 2022, an Extra NG (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 2, 2022
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Aircraft
- Extra NG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.954°N, 81.329°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220303104721
Official records · ERA22FA141
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Audio: Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
- Air Traffic Control Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 2, 2022, at 1702 eastern standard time, an Extra NG airplane, N100NG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot of a second Extra 300, N331FZ, stated he was flying in a flight of two with his fiancée flying lead in the accident airplane. They were returning to their home airport after a short local flight. After several moments of watching smoke come from the exhaust of the accident airplane, he asked over the radio if the airplane’s smoke-generator was on. The pilot replied that it was not, and she added that the engine was producing only 1,380 rpm, which was below the expected 2,200 rpm cruise power setting. The accident pilot stated over the tower frequency “my engine is doing something weird, what do I do?” While at 2,800 ft, and 7 miles west of Northeast Florida Regional Airport (SGJ), the pilot of N331FZ advised air traffic control (ATC) that N100NG had a partial loss of engine power, was trailing smoke, declared an emergency for the accident airplane, and told ATC that N100NG was “making a b line for 13.” ATC cleared N100NG to land runway 13. As both airplanes approached SGJ, the pilot of N331FZ stated over the tower frequency “you’re going to make it down, cut the throttle, slip it in…you have a lot of energy now, cut the throttle, slip it deep, deep, slip, you got it.” A review of the ADS-B data provided by the Federal Aviation Administrat
Probable cause
The pilot’s excessive airspeed during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and contributing to the severity of the accident were the environmental challenges related to the airplane’s location in a marsh, which increased the emergency response time.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
