20121231028439A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Kaufmann Robert J VANS RV-10 · North Las Vegas, NV · December 31, 2012

Date
December 31, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place
North Las Vegas, NV
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N104BK
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA093
Reported as
Kaufmann Robert J Vans RV-10
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total49 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On short final to runway 30L at the North Las Vegas airport, N104BK experienced a hard landing due to the loss of continuity in the elevator flight control system.

As the FAA filed it

ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 30L AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, N104BK EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DUE TO THE LOSS OF CONTINUITY IN THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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