20100601036749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Swanson Ray RV-9A · Hanover, VA · June 1, 2010

Date
June 1, 2010 · 13:00 local
Place
Hanover, VA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N858JK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10LA294
Reported as
Swanson Ray RV-9A
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
261 total30 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft engine lost power. Pilot was too high to make the runway at ofp. Glided down length of runway 34, touched down main wheels approx. 50 yards beyond runway in grass, rolled out about 100 feet, nosewheel touched down and aircraft flipped over causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT WAS TOO HIGH TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AT OFP. GLIDED DOWN LENGTH OF RUNWAY 34, TOUCHED DOWN MAIN WHEELS APPROX. 50 YARDS BEYOND RUNWAY IN GRASS, ROLLED OUT ABOUT 100 FEET, NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.