# Accident 20150719013769A: Roberts Bruce W VANS AIRCRAFT RV-9A, Land O' Lakes, WI, July 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Land O' Lakes, WI
- Airport: Kings Land O' Lakes Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1542° N, 89.2119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1542&lon=-89.2119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142DD-2016-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Roberts Bruce W VANS AIRCRAFT RV-9A (registry code 05621FV, https://openairdocs.org/model/roberts-bruce-w-vans-aircraft-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERTS BRUCE W VANS AIRCRAFT RV-9A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150719013769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE WEATHER OR THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRPLANE UPON LANDING BOUNCED TWICE AND AFTER SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IMMEDIATELY. THE AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE CAMERS SHOWED NO USUAL LANDING SEQUENCE BUT RATHER FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSEGEAR THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR SHORT DISTANCE WITH THE PROPELLER DIGGING INTO THE SOIL AT WHICH POINT THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE..

DAMAGE REOPRT FROM INSPECTOR IS ATTACHED.

## 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 CEN15LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA351), Jul 19, 2015: Roberts Bruce W Vans Aircraft RV 9A (N142DD), Land O' Lakes, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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