# Incident 20181004019449I: Norris Brown RV-14A, Elk River, ID, October 4, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Elk River, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7830° N, 116.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk River, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7830&lon=-116.1811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14NP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14NP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norris Brown RV-14A (registry code 056340J, https://openairdocs.org/model/norris-brown-rv-14a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORRIS BROWN RV-14A
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT IO-400-M1S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,856 total, 272 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181004019449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON A GRASS RUNWAY AT ELK RIVER IDAHO, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE RUNWAY WAS EXTREMELY BUMPY, AND THERE WAS ROCKS ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACKWARDS, ALLOWING THE PROP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROP, FAIRINGS, AND NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N14NP (1)

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

- [Accident 20230904022379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230904022379A), Sep 4, 2023: Norris Brown RV-14A (N14NP), East Bernard, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft was in cruise flight at 2500 feet when the left and right battery messages displayed intermittently on primary electronic flight information display.…

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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