# Accident 20041217030729A: Amtr RV7A, Gordanville, TX, December 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2004, 12:05 local time
- Place: Gordanville, TX
- Airport: Cedar Mills Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8392° N, 96.8100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8392&lon=-96.8100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ohlemeier D L/Stratton W A RV-7A (registry code 05617R6, https://openairdocs.org/model/ohlemeier-d-l-stratton-w-a-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041217030729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/17/2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1205 CST, A OHLEMEIER DL/STRATTON WA, VANS RV-7A, N207TP, OWNED AND OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTEDEXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT WHITESBORO, TEXAS, (CEDAR MILLS, 3TO), CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND INJURING THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PILOT RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD AS HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HIDDEN VALLEY A PRIVATE AIRPORT LOCATED IN DENTON, TX. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GRASS RUNWAY FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOUNCED HITTING LEFT WING TIP AND THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP, SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND FLIPPED OVER ON THE NOSE AND WENT INVERTED.

## 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 DFW05CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA042), Dec 17, 2004: Ohlemeier/Stratton RV-7A (N207TP), Gordonville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare. Contributing factors were the uphill slope of the runway and the soft condition of the landing area.

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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