# Accident 20050212001899A: Amtr RV7A, Panacea, FL, February 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Panacea, FL
- Airport: Wakulla County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9894° N, 84.3953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9894&lon=-84.3953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429WD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050212001899A

## Narrative

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

(-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).

## 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 ANC05CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA031), Feb 12, 2005: Dickson RV-7A (N429WD), Panacea, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, the collapse of the nose gear, and subsequent nose over.

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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