# Accident 20120320004739A: Grimm William H RV-9A, Santa Maria, CA, March 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan H
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8850° N, 120.3931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8850&lon=-120.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629BJ-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grimm William H RV-9A (registry code 05621FY, https://openairdocs.org/model/grimm-william-h-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRIMM WILLIAM H RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 465 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120320004739A

## Narrative

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

N629BJ, RV-9A, ROUGH LANDING 2 MI NWN OF SMX. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. ONE SIDE OF THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, NOSE LANDING GEAR BENT BACK. RIGHT SIDE OF  FUSELAGE CRACKED.TAIL WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT TO SMX BY TRUCK.

## 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 WPR12LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA141), Mar 20, 2012: Grimm RV-9A (N629BJ), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.