ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278596
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| Date: | Saturday 21 August 2021 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Vans RV-7 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N838WT |
| MSN: | 70556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2021 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 830 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Holly, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mount Holly, NJ |
| Mount Holly, NJ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the wind was light and variable as he entered the pattern for landing. All parameters were normal until he flared the airplane for landing. The main gear touched down and the airplane bounced. As the pilot continued the landing attempt, the nose gear touched down first and the airplane immediately veered to the left, departed the runway into the soft ground, and nosed over. The empennage and upper fuselage sustained substantial damage and the pilot had minor injuries. An examination of the nose landing gear revealed that it bent over during the impact. No mechanical malfunction of the nose gear was found. Scrape marks on the runway were consistent with contact on the strut.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a touchdown on the nose gear first, resulting in damage to the nose gear and a runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA337
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2022 08:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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