# Accident 20051022032889A: Amtr RV7A, Reklaw, TX, October 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2005, 12:45 local time
- Place: Reklaw, TX
- Airport: Flying M Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8439° N, 94.9567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8439&lon=-94.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555YF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555YF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rathje Norm RV-7A (registry code 05617TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/rathje-norm-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 264 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051022032889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A 30-MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED HIS SINGLE-ENGINE TRICYCLE GEAR HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE AT A PRIVATE 3,500-FOOT LONG, BY 50-FOOT WIDE GRASS AIRSTRIP TO ATTEND A FLY-IN. THE EVENT HOSTED NUMEROUS AIRPLANES, MANY WITH A SIMILAR TRICYCLE GEAR DESIGN. THE 4,300-HOUR AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH FULL FLAPS. THE PILOT ADDED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 02, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED "AN IRREGULARITY IN THE LANDING SURFACE" WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO FOLD AFT. FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED-OVER COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE CANOPY WAS CRUSHED; HOWEVER, BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRPLANE UNASSISTED. SEVERAL OF THE PILOTS ATTENDING THE FLY-IN WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND LATER ASSISTED IN THE RECOVERY OF THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RUNWAY. A COUPLE OF THE PILOTS, WHO WERE ALSO BUILDERS OF THE SAME MODEL OF AIRPLANE, WERE ABLE TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE LANDING SURFACE, AND FAILED TO FIND ANY IRREGULARITIES WITH THE LANDING SURFACE.

## 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 DFW06CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA009), Oct 22, 2005: Vans RV7A (N555YF), Reklaw, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear assembly for undetermined reasons, resulting in a 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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