# Accident 20120514008149A: Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER, Mololla, OR, May 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Mololla, OR
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1461° N, 122.6175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1461&lon=-122.6175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9027M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9027M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunter John A-20 VISTA CRUISER (registry code 0561798, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-john-a-20-vista-cruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNTER JOHN A-20 VISTA CRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120514008149A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED LENHARDT AIRPARK (7S9) ATTEMPTED OFF AIRPORT PRACTICE LANDING ON A LOGGING ROAD. HARD LANDING DURING ROLLOUT LEFT WING APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK ROCK CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE LEFT CAUSING SHEARING OF UNDER CARRIAGE. LH AND RH WING DAMAGE DURING IMPACT. NO INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR12CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA206), May 14, 2012: Hunter A-20 Vista Cruiser (N9027M), Molalla, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a rock during an off-airport landing.

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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