ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68074
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 2009 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N811AK |
| MSN: | 70769 |
| Engine model: | Aerosport Power O-380 A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jenison, MI (08C) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jenison, MI (08C) |
| Jenison, MI (08C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he executed a simulated engine out approach abeam the numbers at the end of the runway. He established a 500-foot-per-minute descent on the base leg to final. He angled the airplane toward the touchdown zone with the left wing slightly low. He reported that when the airplane was 30 feet above ground level he applied power and the nose pitched up 20–30 degrees. The left wing scraped the pavement, the airplane veered off the runway, and the airplane nosed over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2009 03:54 | Digitalis | Added |
| 28-Aug-2009 04:44 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 24-Sep-2017 19:38 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2017 16:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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