ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294285
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| Date: | Friday 17 December 2004 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N207TP |
| MSN: | 70848 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 71 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru 2.57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gordonville, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denton Municipal Airport, TX (KDTO) |
| Gordonville, TX (3T0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 13,000-hour commercial pilot reported that during his landing flare onto an uphill-sloped grass landing strip, he felt that the airplane was lower than it actually was. The airplane impacted the ground "hard," and the nose gear dug into the "soft ground." The propeller then struck the ground, and the propeller blades "flew off" as the airplane nosed-over and came to rest inverted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged flare. Contributing factors were the uphill slope of the runway and the soft condition of the landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW05CA042
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Oct-2022 14:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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