# Accident 20120714017489A: Loflin John R RV-7A, Novato, CA, July 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Noss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404JT-2012-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Loflin John R RV-7A (registry code 05622UX, https://openairdocs.org/model/loflin-john-r-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOFLIN JOHN R RV-7A
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR SL-IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 25 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120714017489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A PREFLIGHT CHECK/RUNUP HE DECIDED TO DO SOME UPPER AIR AND PATTERN WORK WITH THE APPROVAL OF HIS FLT.INSTRUCTOR. DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPRX 3700FT PRIOR TO LEVEL CRUISE FLT, HE FELT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND NOTICED MAP @ 5 WITH ENGINE RPM @ 2400. UNABLE TO CORRECT/CHANGE THIS INDICATION WITH THROTTLE OR MIXTURE CONTROLS. PILOT RETURNED BACK TO NOSS FIELD ATTEMPTING TO LAND. PILOT STATES THAT DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED/ALTITUDE HE WAS UNDECIDED WHETHER OR NOT TO LOWER FLAPS. PILOT STATED THAT AT 3700FT AND 4MI. OUT GLIDING TO NOSS, HE RADIOED, THEN ENTERED INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 31 WITH A 6-9KT. TAILWIND. LANDING MID-SPAN OF RUNWAY 31 AND UNABLE TO STOP, PILOT RAN OF THE END OF RUNWAY AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT PLACING THE AIRCRAFT IN ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR12LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA321), Jul 14, 2012: Loflin RV-7A (N404JT), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.…

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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