# Accident 20110729016399A: Sloan Roger D VANS RV7A, Sheridan, WY, July 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Airport: Sheridan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7914° N, 106.9536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7914&lon=-106.9536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742RJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SLOAN ROGER D VANS RV7A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR SUBARU
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 430 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729016399A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/29/2011 AT APPROX 0900 LCL N742RJ, A VANS RV7A, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT SHERIDAN, WY. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 WPR11CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA353), Jul 29, 2011: Sloan Roger D Vans RV7A (N742RJ), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff due to cockpit distractions.

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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