What happened
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On September 29, 2013, at 1406 local time a rv -12 N817RV made 3 attempts to land at a private air strip. The sport pilot privacy data omitted was having trouble landing due to a 10 kt crosswind. On the 3rd attempt after touch down privacy data omitted went off the rwy and hit a berm, the nose wheel collapsed. The aircraft was leaking gas, shortly after aircraft caught fire and was destroyed.
The flight originated at privacy data omitted private air strip in Hatley Wisconsin with stops in antigo and merrill then returning to Hatley.
VMC prevailed at the time of accident. Flight was conducted under part 91 regulations. privacy data omitted Was the only person onboard and was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2013, AT 1406 LOCAL TIME A RV -12 N817RV MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIR STRIP. THE SPORT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HAVING TROUBLE LANDING DUE TO A 10 KT CROSSWIND. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT AFTER TOUCH DOWN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT OFF THE RWY AND HIT A BERM, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEAKING GAS, SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE AIR STRIP IN HATLEY WISCONSIN WITH STOPS IN ANTIGO AND MERRILL THEN RETURNING TO HATLEY.
VMC PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 REGULATIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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