# Accident 20150523007939A: Vans RV12, Caledonia, MO, May 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Caledonia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7986° N, 90.7706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7986&lon=-90.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198PR-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lefever Paul M RV12 (registry code 05630S1, https://openairdocs.org/model/lefever-paul-m-rv12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C (registry code 42397, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523007939A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FREDERICKTOWN AIRPORT (H88) AROUND 1100 FOR A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT TO FARMINGTON, MO.  HE STATED THAT AROUND 1130 HE REALIZED HE HAD SOMEHOW GOT LOST AND HE WAS CONFUSED ON WHERE HE WAS. HE NOTICED THAT HIS FUEL WAS LOW, SO HE STARTED LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LAND. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND, WITH FUEL IN THE TANKS, IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH GRASS ABOUT TWO FEET TALL. HE STATED THAT HE CAME IN FAST (70 TO 80 KNOTS) AND THAT WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HIT, IT FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER.  THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE LOCATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WERE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET APART.

## 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 GAA15CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA091), May 23, 2015: Lefever Paul M RV12 (N198PR), Caledonia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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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