ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224538
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 July 2018 |
| Time: | 14:56 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20342 |
| MSN: | 70204 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 872 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Princeton, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hazen, ND (HZE) |
| Princeton, MN (PNM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was conducting a personal cross-country flight and decided to stop at an intermediate airport to refuel the airplane. When the airplane touched down, it swerved left, exited the side of the runway, struck a runway edge light, and then nosed over in soft terrain.
Examination of the runway revealed that a long black line, which extended from the centerline to where the runway edge light was struck, was imprinted in the pavement. It is likely that the imprint was created by the chine that was pronounced on both sides of the tire. These ground signatures indicate that the nosewheel tire was likely flat upon touchdown, which led to the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control upon landing.
Probable Cause: A flat nosewheel tire, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control on landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 2006 | N20342 | Private | 0 | Northport, Washington | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-May-2019 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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