# Accident 20170909011449A: Shiner Burton S Jr RV-4, Ramah, NM, September 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2017, 08:49 local time
- Place: Ramah, NM
- Airport: Mystic Bluffs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1653° N, 108.4589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1653&lon=-108.4589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shiner Burton S JR RV-4 (registry code 05608GG, https://openairdocs.org/model/shiner-burton-s-jr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHINER BURTON S JR RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,413 total, 900 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170909011449A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 0849 MDT, A SHINER BURTON S JR, RV-4, N70RV REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, STRUCK A BERM WITH THE LEFT WING TIP DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT  CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.  THIS OCCURED AT THE MYSTIC BLUFFS AIRPORT (NM56), RAMAH, NM, WHILE ON A PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LOS LUNAS, NM (E98) EARLIER THAT MORNING.

## 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 CEN17CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA345), Sep 9, 2017: Shiner RV-4 (N70RV), Ramah, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from berms during landing in sun glare conditions.

## Other reports on N70RV (1)

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

- [Incident 19960829030539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829030539I), Aug 29, 1996: Amtr RV4 (N70RV), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated: normal preflight was made on N70RV in anticipation of a flight to santa maria, CA. Aircraft was full of fuel (capacity 32 gals.…

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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