# Accident 20040630013609A: Amtr VANSRV4, Palmyra, WI, June 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palmyra, WI
- Airport: Palmyra Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8836° N, 88.5975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8836&lon=-88.5975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peck Melvin H VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608Y5, https://openairdocs.org/model/peck-melvin-h-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 O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040630013609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING R/W 09, NOTED TAILWIND CONDITION ON FINAL APPROACH. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND FROM FLARE. PILOT STATED HE WAS ALIGNED WITH NORTH EDGE OF RUNWAY BECAUSE IT IS THE SMOOTHEST PART. AS AIRCRAFT CROSSED ROAD AT EAST END OF FIELD, PILOT STATES IT JUST "QUIT FLYING." AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE-LOW IN A WHEAT FIELD, FLIPPED OVER. NO EVIDENCE OF SLIDING. PILOT AND PAX WERE UNHURT BUT TRAPPED IN AIRCRAFT UNTIL RESCUE PEOPLE TURNED IT OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI04CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA168), Jun 30, 2004: Peck Vans RV-4 (N43MP), Palmyra, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed resulting in the inadvertent stall during the go-around. The overload failure of the left main landing gear was a contributing factor.

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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