# Accident 20161004019849A: Chaudoin George S RV-10A, Plymouth, NH, October 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7781° N, 71.7539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7781&lon=-71.7539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N710GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chaudoin George S RV-10A (registry code 05617VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/chaudoin-george-s-rv-10a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAUDOIN GEORGE S RV-10A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 26,868 total, 2,720 in this make and model, 630 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161004019849A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE NTSB AT THE TIME OF ITS DISCOVERY BY THIS INSPECTOR ON 10/20/2016.

THE PILOT ENTERED DOWNWIND TO FLY A STANDARD LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30. THE PILOT STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THAT THE APPROACH WAS A BIT FAST AND LONG AND THAT AT NO TIME DURING THE APPROACH WAS A GO AROUND CONSIDERED.  UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT ON THE WET, GRASS RUNWAY, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUFFICIENTLY BRAKE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A DEEPLY, RUTTED, DIRT ROAD THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER CROSSING THE ROAD, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN A SOFT ENBANKMENT.  CONSEQUENTLY, AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN THIS SOFT ENBANKMENT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SNAPPED AND COLLAPSED, WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE TO ABRUPTLY LOWER AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE EARTH WITH ROTATIONAL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AS FOLLOWS; SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, THE ENGINE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY WAS BENT OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND DEFORMED, THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED, THE WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED AND VARIOUS COWLINGS AND FAIRINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA052), Oct 4, 2016: Chaudoin George S RV 10 (N710GC), Portsmouth, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to go around after recognizing that the airplane was high and fast, which resulted in a long landing on a wet runway and a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N710GC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20181226020629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181226020629I), Dec 26, 2018: Chaudoin George S RV-10A (N710GC), Portsmouth, NH, Minor damage. On 12/26/2018 at approximately 1000L N710GC was preflighted for a local day VFR sightseeing flight. The PIC was[privacy data omitted] ATP [privacy data…

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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