# Incident 20110512008849I: Holmlund Victor P AURIGA, Trenton, NJ, May 12, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2011, 16:15 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Trenton Mercer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2767° N, 74.8135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRENTON MERCER (TTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2767&lon=-74.8135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234VV-2015-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmlund Victor P AURIGA (registry code 056296S, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmlund-victor-p-auriga) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLMLUND VICTOR P AURIGA
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110512008849I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2011 ABOUT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILD AIRCRAFT, N234VV, MODEL AURIGA, BUILD BY VICTOR HOLMLUND WAS DAMAGED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT TTN, TRENTON MERCER AIRPORT, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.THE PILOT TOLD INSPECTORS THAT HE DEPARTED 47N CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY FOR THE MAIDEN FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED SEVERAL MANEUVERS IN THE AREA OF 47N AND THEN FLEW TO TTN FOR THE FIRST LANDING. HE STATED HE APPROACHED RUNWAY 24, SLOWED TO 80-90 KNOTS, TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED, GAVE POWER TO RECOVER, SETTLED TO RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE AND CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WHEN IT IMPACTED A RUNWAY SIGN. FUSELAGE AND UNDERCARRIAGE SUFFERED DAMAGE DUE TO DEBRIS FROM LIGHT AND SIGN IMPACT.AIRCRAFT IS AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS MADE FROM FIBREGLASS.

## Other reports on N234VV (1)

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

- [Accident 20140716017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716017579A), Jul 16, 2014: Holmlund Victor P AURIGA (N234VV), Hillsborough, NJ, Destroyed. Pilot executed missed approach, upon climbout, approx 1/3 mile from runway, engine lost power and shut down. Pilot attempted to reach field for emergency…

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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