# Incident 20170729011979I: Howe David RV-4, Blackfoot, ID, July 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2017, 13:10 local time
- Place: Blackfoot, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1934° N, 112.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackfoot, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1934&lon=-112.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howe David RV-4 (registry code 056084Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/howe-david-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWE DAVID RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 444 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170729011979I

## Narrative

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

AT 14:50MDT PILOT APPROACHED BLACKFOOT (U02) WITH STABLE APPROACH, WINDSOCK WAS HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN, PILOT PUSHED RIGHT RUDDER, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT. PILOT THEN APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LEFT. AIRCRAFT CROSSED ADJACENT RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED IN FRONT OF HANGARS. RIGHT LANDING GEAR PUNCHED THROUGH AND DAMAGED ENGINE MOUNT, LANDING GEAR TWISTED, WHEEL PANTS AND FAIRING DAMAGED. RUDDER CABLE WAS FOUND TO BE DISCONNECTED. INSPECTION PRIOR TO FLIGHT CONFIRMED ALL CONTROLS WORKED PROPERLY.

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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