# Accident 20090710010469A: Amtr VANSRV4, Wendover, UT, July 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wendover, UT
- Airport: Wendover
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7178° N, 114.0253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7178&lon=-114.0253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202CL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710010469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING HE FELT LIKE LANDING WAS GONG TO BE BAD.  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER CAUSING INCREASE OF TORQUE AND LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WHICH PROCEEDED TO GROUND LOOP, STRIKING THE RIGHT WING AND THE PROPELLER.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP RESTING ON IT NOSE.

## 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 WPR09CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA370), Jul 10, 2009: Christopher Vans RV-4 (N202CL), Wendover, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during touchdown and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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