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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Kundel Donald W VANS RV 7A · Laramie, WY · September 21, 2012

Date: September 21, 2012 · 16:37 local
Place: Laramie, WY
Airport: Laramie
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N423RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12FA432
Reported as: Kundel Donald W Vans RV 7A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total

N423RARegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Kundel Donald W VANS RV 7AS/N 71227 · Built 2010 Airframe modelKundel Donald W VANS RV 7A Engine modelLycoming IO-320-B1AReciprocating

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What happened

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On 09/21/2012 at approximately 1637 hrs. MDT, N423RA, an experimental Kundel Donald W. Model vans RV-7A aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain while landing at Laramie (klar) airport WY. The sole occupant on board sustained fatal injuries. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/21/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1637 HRS. MDT, N423RA, AN EXPERIMENTAL KUNDEL DONALD W. MODEL VANS RV-7A AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT LARAMIE (KLAR) AIRPORT WY. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12FA432Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLaramie, WYThe pilot’s decision to attempt a landing with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in his loss of airplane control during final approach and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.Sep 21, 2012 · Destroyed