# Accident 20070916018499A: Amtr RV7A, Vernon, TX, September 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2317° N, 99.2789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2317&lon=-99.2789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729CM-2008-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morris Carol Craig RV7-A (registry code 05619SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/morris-carol-craig-rv7-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070916018499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC LANDED MIDWAY DOWN ON A 5000 FOOT LONG RUNWAY WITH A TAIL WIND AND FAILED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DFW07CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA200), Sep 16, 2007: Vans RV-7A (N729CM), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.

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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