# Incident 20010201000679I: Amtr VANSRV4, Morganfield, KY, February 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Morganfield, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6889° N, 87.8814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganfield, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6889&lon=-87.8814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43530, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sprague Joseph W VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608UK, https://openairdocs.org/model/sprague-joseph-w-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010201000679I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, HE WAS TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THE SUN. THE A/C DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE "SOD" RUNWAY WHERE THE A/C'S PROPELLER STRUCK AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT.

## Other reports on N43530 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230126007259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230126007259I), Jan 26, 2023: Sprague Joseph W VANS RV-4 (N43530), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. PIC stated that even though it was windy he was prperly established on final and on a stable approach. His roundout to landing was as usual but the landing was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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