# Accident 20130330004269A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Waldport, OR, March 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Waldport, OR
- Airport: Wakonda Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3844° N, 124.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3844&lon=-124.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N572LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330004269A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED ON LANDING CAUSING NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AND PROP STRIKE. NOSE GEAR DESIGN ON THIS AIRCRAFT IS A NON-STEERABLE FULL CASTERING TYPE. INVESTIGATION AT THE FIELD FOUND IT TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR A GRASS FIELD AND NOT PARTICULARLY SOFT AT THE TOUCH DOWN POINT. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE FORK HAD FAILED AT OR AROUND THE WELD JOINTS CONNECTING IT TOO THE CASTERING MECHANISM. THE MANUFACTURE?S ENGINEERING DEPT AT VANS AIRCRAFT IS EVALUATING THE COMPONENTS OF THE FORK ASSEMBLY. RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE FAA AND NTSB AS THEY BECOME AVAILIABLE.

## 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 WPR13LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA174), Mar 30, 2013: Vans RV12 (N572LS), Waldport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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