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FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Searcy, AR · June 30, 1996

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Date
June 30, 1996 · 08:45 local
Place
Searcy, AR
Airport
Searcy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N21779
Reported as
Amtr RV4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total1 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N21779Registered now · Everett Elmo RV-4S/N 1580Airframe modelEverett Elmo RV-4Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after completing his initial flight in the subject make and model aircraft, the pilot returned to the intended airport for landing. He stated that during the landing he flared too high and subsequently bounced. In his effort to recover the bounce he "over corrected" and caused the aircraft to stall above the runway and land hard. The hard landing resulted in minor damage to the propeller and landing gear. The pilot has been counseled. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER COMPLETING HIS INITIAL FLIGHT IN THE SUBJECT MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE INTENDED AIRPORT FOR LANDING. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING HE FLARED TOO HIGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED. IN HIS EFFORT TO RECOVER THE BOUNCE HE "OVER CORRECTED" AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND LAND HARD. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.