# Accident 20180630008889A: Fpna LLC A-22 VALOR, Malone, NY, June 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2018, 15:22 local time
- Place: Malone, NY
- Airport: Malone-Dufort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8536° N, 74.3289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8536&lon=-74.3289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712FP-2020-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fpna A-22 VALOR (registry code 0600044, https://openairdocs.org/model/fpna-a-22-valor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FPNA LLC A-22 VALOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 14 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180630008889A

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN, LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT TURNED TO LEFT PARTIALLY BREAKING LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF AND FOLDING NOSE GEAR TO THE LEFT.  PROP STIKE REMOVED ALL THREE BLADES.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA18CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA416), Jun 30, 2018: Aeroprakt A-22 Valor (N712FP), Malone, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper crosswind correction during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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