What happened
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On July 28, 2018 at 09:50 am eastern daylight time, an experimental van?s RV-9A aircraft, N899RV, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received substantial damage when it departed the runway surface following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 05 at the park township airport (hlm), Holland, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and calm winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The private flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 with a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated from the wittman regional airport (osh), oshkosh, Wisconsin approximately 1.5 hours prior to the accident.
According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 05. At an approximate altitude of 5 feet AGL, the aircraft experienced a loss of lift causing the aircraft to bounce. The pilot then applied full power to initiate a go-around. With full flaps still applied the nose of the aircraft pitched-up. Once the pilot lowered the nose, he realized the aircraft had turned to the left and was departing the runway surface. The aircraft struck one runway light before traveling approximately 80 yards and impacting trees, causing ruptures of both wing fuel tanks, finally coming to rest on a heading of 320 degrees. The pilot shut off all electrical power and exited the aircraft unaided. Within minutes local fire rescue units and law enforcement officers were on scene.
Weather report at (kbiv) airport at 09:53 am local was: wind calm, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp. 21 c, dew point 15 c, and altimeter 30.13.
Runway surface was dry at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 28, 2018 AT 09:50 AM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL VAN?S RV-9A AIRCRAFT, N899RV, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT THE PARK TOWNSHIP AIRPORT (HLM), HOLLAND, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITH A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (OSH), OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 05. AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 5 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF LIFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND. WITH FULL FLAPS STILL APPLIED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED-UP. ONCE THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE, HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED TO THE LEFT AND WAS DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS AND IMPACTING TREES, CAUSING RUPTURES OF BOTH WING FUEL TANKS, FINALLY COMING TO REST ON A HEADING OF 320 DEGREES. THE PILOT SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED. WITHIN MINUTES LOCAL FIRE RESCUE UNITS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE ON SCENE.
WEATHER REPORT AT (KBIV) AIRPORT AT 09:53 AM LOCAL WAS: WIND CALM, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP. 21 C, DEW POINT 15 C, AND ALTIMETER 30.13.
RUNWAY SURFACE WAS DRY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
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