# Accident 20180728006749A: Pahnke Vernon A VANS RV-9A, Holland, MI, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 09:50 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7967° N, 86.1625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7967&lon=-86.1625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N899RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N899RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pahnke Vernon A VANS RV-9A (registry code 05621FR, https://openairdocs.org/model/pahnke-vernon-a-vans-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAHNKE VERNON A VANS RV-9A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA466) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728006749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA466](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA466), Jul 28, 2018: Vans RV9 (N899RV), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during a go-around.

## Other reports on N899RV (1)

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

- [Accident 20160922021449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160922021449A), Sep 22, 2016: Pahnke Vernon A VANS RV-9A (N899RV), Newark, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot leveled off in cruise flight and reported that he experienced a fluctuation in fuel pressure between zero and normal. The engine was surging. Pilot…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.