20190414002779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Forrest Foster VANS RV-12 · Wall, SD · April 14, 2019

Date: April 14, 2019 · 09:15 local
Place: Wall, SD
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N277E
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA217
Reported as: Forrest Foster Vans RV-12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 195 total192 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N277ERegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Forrest Foster VANS RV-12S/N 120206 · Built 2014 Airframe modelForrest Foster VANS RV-12

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot and passenger landed in Wall and ate breakfast then taxied for takeoff and as they were rotating the nose gear was off the ground and the left main gear hit some slush on the runway which turned the aircraft enough that the pilot ran off the runway hiting a bigger snow bank and causing the aircraft to drop to the ground. The nose gear had collapsed. Both wings were damaged and the prop was also damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT AND PASSENGER LANDED IN WALL AND ATE BREAKFAST THEN TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF AND AS THEY WERE ROTATING THE NOSE GEAR WAS OFF THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT SOME SLUSH ON THE RUNWAY WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ENOUGH THAT THE PILOT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY HITING A BIGGER SNOW BANK AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP TO THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE PROP WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA217Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWall, SDThe pilot's improper decision to depart from a slush-covered runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and a subsequent nose-over.Apr 14, 2019 · Substantial damage