ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152392
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 January 2013 |
| Time: | 12:24 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N70AC |
| MSN: | JS01 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 284 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Georgetown Airport - E36, Georgetown, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Davis, CA |
| Georgetown, CA (E36) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he intended to land the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a sloped asphalt runway that he had not landed at before the accident flight. The first landing attempt terminated with a go-around because he was not comfortable with the approach. The second approach was high and a little too fast, which caused the airplane to float down the runway. When the airplane touched down, it bounced; after a second bounce, the pilot applied increasingly aggressive braking for fear of overrunning the runway. The airplane veered off the hard surface runway, encountered soft mud, and subsequently nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and elevator. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 2013 | N70AC | 0 | San Manuel, Arizona | |
sub | |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 11:28 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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