# Incident 20161121021559I: Veenker Harlen G VANS ACFT RV9A, Shelton, WA, November 21, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2016, 16:32 local time
- Place: Shelton, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2256° N, 123.1122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2256&lon=-123.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19HV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Veenker Harlen G VANS ACFT RV9A (registry code 05620OD, https://openairdocs.org/model/veenker-harlen-g-vans-acft-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2A (registry code 42150, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VEENKER HARLEN G VANS ACFT RV9A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161121021559I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING AS  NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED RUNWAY, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT FELT THE AIRCRAFT TAIL RAISE AND NOSE LOWER SLIGHTLY.  AS THE LANDING ROLL-OUT PROGRESS, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE PAVEMENT.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP, PIC SHUT IT DOWN NORMALLY. THE NOSE STRUT WAS BENT BACKAWRDS WITH THE WHEEL PANT PENETRATING THE ENGINE COWL AND THE WHEEL SWIVEL/HUB IN A  VERTICAL POSITION.  SLIGHT NICKING OF PROPELLOR BLADE TIPS WAS OBSERVED.  NO FOREIGN OBJECTS ON RNWY WERE NOTED.  NO WITNESSES TO INCIDENT.

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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