# Incident 20161002019809I: Ross Herbert E RV-7, Bridger, MT, October 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bridger, MT
- Airport: Bridger Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2916° N, 108.9257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRIDGER MUNI (6S1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2916&lon=-108.9257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36HR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36HR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross Herbert E RV-7 (registry code 0561506, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-herbert-e-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROSS HERBERT E RV-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002019809I

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 2, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MDT (2030Z) A VANN?S RV-7  SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT AILERON, BOTH FRONT LANDING GEAR STRUTS, LOWER COWLING, TAILWHEEL, AND RIGHT FRONT WINGTIP WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING WHEN THE WOODEN STICK GRIP CAME OFF. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE PILOT BRIEFLY LOSE CONTROL DURING LANDING FLARE AT 6S1- BRIDGER AIRPORT, MT WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UN INJURED AND HIS PASSENGER SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 6S1- BRIDGER AIRPORT, MT. AND DESTINATION WAS TO BE THE SAME, 6S1.

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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