# Accident 20070220003679A: Amtr RV7A, Green Cove Spri, FL, February 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2007, 11:45 local time
- Place: Green Cove Spri, FL
- Airport: Haller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9006° N, 81.6850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9006&lon=-81.6850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938JF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220003679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING AT PRIVATE AIRPARK, DURING PHASE 1 OF AMATUER BUILT TEST FLIGHT AT GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL, A/C TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE NEW ACCESS ROAD, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR ROAD BUT HAD CONSTANT SPEED PROP AT MIN. SETTING, A/C STALLED, HIT HARD ON NOSE WHEEL AND NOSED OVER. PILOT RECEIVED HEAD LACERATIONS AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR HEAD STAPLES. PILOT RECEIVED NO PRIOR TRAINING IN COMPLEX A/C BEFORE FLIGHT, HAD NO ENDORSEMENT IN LOGBOOK. TRAINING NOT REQUIRED BUT WOULD HAVE HELPED.

## 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 MIA07CA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA051), Feb 20, 2007: Van's RV7A (N938JF), Green Cove, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the final approach to land, resulting in an in-flight loss of control, a hard landing, and a nose over. Factors associated…

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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