# Accident 20080801843539A: Amtr RV7A, Manchester, MI, August 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Manchester, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1950° N, 84.0308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1950&lon=-84.0308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5025G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5025G-2019-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A (registry code 0561984, https://openairdocs.org/model/prendergast-john-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mazda 13B (registry code 43200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV7A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 166 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801843539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PLANNED A FUEL STOP AT THIS AIRPORT (75G-ROSSETTIE, MANCHESTER) DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF 87 NO-LEAD GRADE FUEL. AS STATED BY PIC, THE APPROACH WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND AT 80 MPH. TOUCH DOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY 50%+ DOWN A GRASS RUNWAY. PIC STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A BOUNCE LANDING AND MAY HAVE FORCED THE AIRPLANE BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) AND THE DISTANCE FOM THE BOTTOM FITTING OF THE NLG, THE NLG DUG INTO THE TURF DRIVING THE NLG REARWARD. THE NOSE COLLAPSED SHATTERING THE PROPELLER. THE LH WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO TWO END RIBS AND THE WINGTIP. THE ON SITE MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR CLASSIFIED THE OVERALL DAMAGE AS AN ACCIDENT. **OVER ALL CAUSE WAS DUE TO PILOT TECHNIQUE AND THE LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN SOFT AND ROUGH FIELD PROCEDURES.

## 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 CHI08CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA229), Aug 1, 2008: Prendergast RV-7A (N5025G), Manchester, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain.

## Other reports on N5025G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120416007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120416007309A), Apr 16, 2012: Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A (N5025G), Gerrardstown, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed from mrb for local flight. Pilot stated engine water temperature started to rise very high. Engine then seized, causing the pilot to make a…

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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