20050212001899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV7A · Panacea, FL · February 12, 2005

Date
February 12, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place
Panacea, FL
Airport
Wakulla County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N429WD
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC05CA031
Reported as
Amtr RV7A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total3 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On February 12, 2005, at 1500 local time, an experimental amateur built RV-7, N429WD, not registered but owned by the pilot privacy data omitted, had a hard landing on the nose and flipped over while performing high speed taxi maneuvers and became airborne at Panacea FL (2J0). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries. The flight originated at Panacea FL (2J0).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2005, AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT RV-7, N429WD, NOT REGISTERED BUT OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^, HAD A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXI MANEUVERS AND BECAME AIRBORNE AT PANACEA FL (2J0). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PANACEA FL (2J0).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.