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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mickey E Duyck RV-7A · Mocksville, NC · March 1, 2012

Date: March 1, 2012 · 14:00 local
Place: Mocksville, NC
Airport: Boyd'S Hawks Creek
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N173MM
Reported as: Mickey E Duyck RV-7A
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 270 total14 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N173MMRegistered now · Mickey E Duyck RV-7AS/N 70363 · Built 2011 Airframe modelMickey E Duyck RV-7A Engine modelLycoming O-320-E2A4 cycle

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What happened

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

While attempting to land on runway 29 a wind gust caused the aircraft to "balloon". Pilot elected to go around. Applied full power and cleaned up aircraft, at about 80-90 feet AGL the pilot stated "the engine RPM went to idle or quit." Pilot checked fuel selector for on, checked fuel boost pump on, and pumped throttle 2 - 3 times, no help, pilot attempted an emergency landing in a small field just ahead and off to the left of the runway. During the hard landing, the left wing tip struck the ground, the nose gear support tube bent rearward, and the wooden propeller was destroyed, there was no further damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO "BALLOON". PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. APPLIED FULL POWER AND CLEANED UP AIRCRAFT, AT ABOUT 80-90 FEET AGL THE PILOT STATED "THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO IDLE OR QUIT." PILOT CHECKED FUEL SELECTOR FOR ON, CHECKED FUEL BOOST PUMP ON, AND PUMPED THROTTLE 2 - 3 TIMES, NO HELP, PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A SMALL FIELD JUST AHEAD AND OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE HARD LANDING, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT TUBE BENT REARWARD, AND THE WOODEN PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED, THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.