# Accident 20120324005099A: Hall Jeffrey HALL RV-4, Calhan, CO, March 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2012, 13:51 local time
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Airport: Aero Bear Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0481° N, 104.2931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0481&lon=-104.2931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N605RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N605RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Jeffrey HALL RV-4 (registry code 05612AQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-jeffrey-hall-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALL JEFFREY HALL RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324005099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N605RV PILOTED BY SOLE OCCUPANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL LANDING TO THE SOUTH AT CD23 AERO BEAR FIELD IN CALHAN CO WITH A CROSSWIND COMPONENT, DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A WIND GUST THAT INDUCED A LEFT DRIFT, BRAKES WERE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO A WIND GUST FROM A TAILWIND DIRECTION.  AIRPLANE CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED, TAIL WHEEL OVER NOSE AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION WITH PILOT TRAPPED UPSIDE DOWN INSIDE THE CANOPY.

## 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 CEN12CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA206), Mar 24, 2012: Hall Jeffrey Hall RV-4 (N605RV), Calhan, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while landing with a gusting tailwind condition.

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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