ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284267
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| Date: | Sunday 16 September 2007 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N729CM |
| MSN: | 71712 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 225 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vernon, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, CO (BJC/KBJC) |
| Fort Worth, TX (T67) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 603-hour private pilot lost control of the homebuilt airplane while landing with a tailwind. The pilot, who was also the builder of the airplane, stated on the NTSB form 6120.1 (Pilot/Operator Accident/Incident Report) that during her first attempt to land, she "was getting strong wind gusts and about the time she flared the airplane, a strong wind gust shot me 50 feet in the air." The pilot then applied power and regained runway alignment and came around for a second landing attempt on Runway 02. The pilot reported that her second landing attempt resulted in a hard landing. When the nose gear contacted the ground the pilot encountered "a bad shimmy and when it settled I knew I did not have control of the airplane." Following the loss of control, the airplane was reported to have turned sharply to the right, nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position. The wind at the time of the mishap was reported from 200 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 19 knots. The pilot added that she had noted during Unicom radio traffic that the landing traffic was to Runway 20 and she mistakenly landed to Runway 02.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW07CA200
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 14:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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