# Accident 20170817013419A: Boyd Bruce RV4, Yerington, NV, August 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2017, 09:15 local time
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Airport: Yerington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0036° N, 119.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0036&lon=-119.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N687BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N687BP-2019-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boyd Bruce RV4 (registry code 05612EM, https://openairdocs.org/model/boyd-bruce-rv4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOYD BRUCE RV4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 780 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA493) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170817013419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS EXECUTING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE YERINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN YERINGTON, NEVADA.  HE HADN'T FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT FOR OVER A YEAR, AND WAS PRACTICING FOR PROFICIENCY. DURING THE FIRST LANDING IN WHICH THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT TO FAIL.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING RIGHT AND LEFT. BEFORE A GO AROUND COULD BE INITIATED, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, ENTERED THE SOFT DIRT, AND FLIPPED OVER. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR, AS CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED.

## 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 GAA17CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA493), Aug 17, 2017: Boyd Bruce RV4 (N687BP), Yerington, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounded landing and subsequent loss of directional control.

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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