# Accident 20130929018989A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Hatley, WI, September 29, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2013, 14:06 local time
- Place: Hatley, WI
- Airport: No Airport Name
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8803° N, 89.3304° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8803&lon=-89.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817RV-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 060009Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 33 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA569) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130929018989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13CA569](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA569), Sep 29, 2013: Rans RV 12 (N817RV), Hatley, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.

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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