# Accident 20130108000139A: Stribling James L RV4, Georgetown, CA, January 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2013, 12:24 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9208° N, 120.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9208&lon=-120.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70AC-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stribling James L RV4 (registry code 056080V, https://openairdocs.org/model/stribling-james-l-rv4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STRIBLING JAMES L RV4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 17 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130108000139A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 8, 2013, ABOUT 1224 PST, A RV4, N70AC, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING AT GEORGETOWN AIRPORT (E36) IN GEORGETOWN CA. THE PRIVATE PILOT INCURRED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED, YOLO COUNTY AIRPORT (DWA) IN DAVIS CA, ABOUT 1140 PST, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 160, AND THE SURFACE WIND WAS CALM. DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THEN BOUNCED.  WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKES, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN A MUDDY MEDIAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A SEARCH OF THE FAA'S DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE ANY VIOLATION, ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT HISTORY.44709 REEXAMINATION WAS RECOMMENDED.

## 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 WPR13CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA089), Jan 8, 2013: Stribling James L RV4 (N70AC), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N70AC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130731015209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130731015209A), Jul 31, 2013: Stribling James L RV4 (N70AC), San Manuel, AZ, Substantial damage. Accident summary: On July 31, 2013, an experimental home-built van?s RV-4, registration number N70AC, serial number JS-01, departed north las vegas airport…

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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