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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Kurtz Jay B RV9A · Live Oak, FL · March 9, 2014

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Date
March 9, 2014 · 14:30 local
Place
Live Oak, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N125TK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA152
Reported as
Kurtz Jay B RV9A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E30
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total100 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N125TKRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2018 · Kurtz Jay B RV9AS/N 90345Airframe modelKurtz Jay B RV9A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot approached landing area, touched down with brakes applied creating a nose heavy moment that caused the nose gear to dig into soft terra firma. Ultimately collaping nose gear backwards and ending up aircraft tail over nose. Aircraft finally coming to rest upside down with aircraft facing 180 of arrival direction.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT APPROACHED LANDING AREA, TOUCHED DOWN WITH BRAKES APPLIED CREATING A NOSE HEAVY MOMENT THAT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO DIG INTO SOFT TERRA FIRMA. ULTIMATELY COLLAPING NOSE GEAR BACKWARDS AND ENDING UP AIRCRAFT TAIL OVER NOSE. AIRCRAFT FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WITH AIRCRAFT FACING 180 OF ARRIVAL DIRECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA152Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLive Oak, FLThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, a subsequent nose-down landing, and excessive bending loads to the nose landing gear.Mar 9, 2014 · Substantial damage