# Accident 20130417006129A: Poole Robert C Jr RV-9A, Salisbury, NC, April 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6408° N, 80.5189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6408&lon=-80.5189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N439RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Poole Robert C JR RV-9A (registry code 056312K, https://openairdocs.org/model/poole-robert-c-jr-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POOLE ROBERT C JR RV-9A
- Reported engine: ECI OX-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130417006129A

## Narrative

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

RUQ - RWY 20, PILOT PERFORMED A TOUCH-N-GO.  DURING CLIMB OUT, PILOT FOUND EXTENDED FLAPS TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE. DURING GO-AROUND, PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN REGAINING CONTROL OF FLAPS DUE TO BLOWN FUSE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND RWY 20.  AFTER TOUCH DOWN, PILOT ABORTED AND RE-ENTERED APPROACH PATTERN.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON 2ND LANDING ATTEMP, NOSE GEAR WHEEL FAILED.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ROLL A/C OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RWY WHERE NOSE GEAR DUG IN TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE A/C TO FLIP TAIL OVER NOSE.

## 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 ERA13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA206), Apr 17, 2013: Poole Robert C JR Van's (N439RP), Salisbury, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and his subsequent decision to exit the paved runway onto the soft terrain.

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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