# Accident 20130615013809A: Hagerty Charles J RV-7A, Martinsburg, PA, June 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N954CH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954CH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hagerty Charles J RV-7A (registry code 0563183, https://openairdocs.org/model/hagerty-charles-j-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAGERTY CHARLES J RV-7A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 46 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130615013809A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PORPOISED THE AIRPLANE,  BOUNCING AND THEN LANDING NOSE FIRST.  THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE WHEEL BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON TO ITS BACK.

## 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 ERA13LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA288), Jun 15, 2013: Hagerty RV-7A (N954CH), Altoona, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from an encounter with a wind gust during landing, which resulted in a hard landing on, and displacement of, the nose landing gear and a subsequent runway excursion and…

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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