# Incident 20150822013559I: Mackay Michael Thomas VANS RV9A, Lynden, WA, August 22, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2015, 18:15 local time
- Place: Lynden, WA
- Airport: Lynden
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9559° N, 122.4580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lynden Airport (38W), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9559&lon=-122.4580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799AD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799AD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mackay Michael Thomas VANS RV9A (registry code 05630S5, https://openairdocs.org/model/mackay-michael-thomas-vans-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MACKAY MICHAEL THOMAS VANS RV9A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 321 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150822013559I

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 070, THE PILOT NOTED A DOWNDRAFT AT 200 AGL AND ADDED POWER TO MAINTAIN GLIDEPATH. HE CROSSED OVER A ROAD THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY, WHEN THE PILOT NOTED A WHITE VEHICLE TO HIS RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT GLANCED OFF THE VEHICLE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A SMALL CRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND WHEEL PANT AND THE VEHICLE HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND WINDSHIELD.

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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