Accident · 2025-05-06

NTSB case ERA25LA224 · SHOEMAKER RONALD R PAZMANY PL-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2025-05-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: SHOEMAKER RONALD R PAZMANY PL-2 (N289RS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate, resulting in a hard landing short of the runway and collapse of the right main landing gear.

Source: NTSB case ERA25LA224

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Commercial	Airplane	77	BasicMed (2025-04-01)	2,123 total · 1 in this make/model · 1,917 as PIC

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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