# Accident 20120727016222A: Andrews Joseph C Jr VAN RV-4, Valentine, NE, July 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2012, 13:50 local time
- Place: Valentine, NE
- Airport: Miller Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8567° N, 100.5489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8567&lon=-100.5489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122JA-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Andrews Joseph C JR VAN RV-4 (registry code 05625SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/andrews-joseph-c-jr-van-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANDREWS JOSEPH C JR VAN RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA488) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727016222A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2012, A FLIGHT OF FOUR RV AIRCRAFT WERE RETURNING HOME FROM THE OSHKOSH AIR SHOW ON A LEG FROM JACKSON, MN (KMJQ) TO VALENTINE, NE (VTN).  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH A LOOSE FORMATION OF ¼ MILE BETWEEN AIRCRAFT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED VTN, THE FIRST OF THE FOUR AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT BASE ENTRY TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 14, LANDED AND ROLLED TO THE END.  THE SECOND AIRCRAFT, N122JA, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE THE LEFT BASE TO FINAL ON RUNWAY 14 AND LANDED ON CENTER LINE.   HE THEN BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS 14 AND 03.  PRIOR TO LANDING, THE THIRD AIRCRAFT, N766HS WAS OBSERVED MAKING "S - TURNS" ON FINAL TO INCREASE SPACING WITH THE SECOND AIRCRAFT, N122JA.  THE PILOT OF THE THIRD AIRCRAFT SAID THAT HE WAS FAVORING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COULD SEE THE PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT ROLLING OUT ON THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 14.  AS HE BEGAN TO FLARE FOR LANDING HE LOST SIGHT OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT KNOW IT WAS MAKING THE LEFT TURN, OFF THE RUNWAY AT THE INTERSECTION.   IT WAS AT THAT MOMENT THE THIRD AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SECOND AIRCRAFT.THE PILOT OF THE FOURTH AIRCRAFT OBSERVED THE COLLISION FROM THE AIR AND LANDED A SHORT TIME LATER WITHOUT INCIDENT.THE PILOT OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OF THE THIRD AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N766HS, Smith Harold H RV-6: [Accident 20120727016212A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727016212A)

## 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 CEN12LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA488), Jul 27, 2012: Joseph C. Andrews, Jr. Vans (N122JA), Valentine, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The RV-6 pilot's failure to monitor the location of the RV-4, resulting in the on-ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the RV-6 pilot not ensuring proper separation from the RV-4 and…

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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