ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285781
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| Date: | Friday 1 August 2008 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5025G |
| MSN: | 71591 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 154 hours |
| Engine model: | Mazda Rotary |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manchester, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oshkosh-Wittman Field, WI (OSH/KOSH) |
| Manchester, MI (75G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during the landing he let the "nose come down and used brakes which caused the low clearance gear leg to dig in and begin bending." The airplane's propeller and wing subsequently contacted the "undulating" grass strip. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight. The pilot's safety recommendation was to replace the accident gear leg with the "new revision ... from Vans [aircraft] which has greater ground clearance."
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08CA229
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 2012 | N5025G | Private | 0 | Berkeley County, WV | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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