# Accident 20190719022919A: Threet Richard L VANS RV-7A, Berlin, MD, July 19, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2019, 16:30 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3144° N, 75.1278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3144&lon=-75.1278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N849GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Threet Richard L VANS RV-7A (registry code 05617CS, https://openairdocs.org/model/threet-richard-l-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THREET RICHARD L VANS RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 48 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719022919A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, INCLUDING SUMPING THE FUEL TANKS.  AFTER ENGINE START UP HE TAXIED TO RUNWAY 20 AND PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP, WHICH APPEARED NORMAL.  THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AND AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS.  THE PILOT SAID HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BUT NOT CLIMB.  HE OPTED TO ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE FIELD TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14.  THE PILOT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY, STATING AN EMERGENCY AND HIS INTENTIONS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14.  DURING HIS EMERGENCY APPROACH, A CESSNA CITATION HAD ENTERED THE RUNWAY, BUT AFTER HEARING THE CALL EXITED RUNWAY 14.  THE PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY HE KEPT HIS ALTITUDE HIGH AND FAST.  THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN RUNWAY 14.  AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE END OF THE PAVED RUNWAY IT FLIPPED IN THE GRASS, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE A CRUSHED VERTICAL STABILIZER, DAMAGE TO OUTER LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING,  A BENT FIREWALL, AND WRINKLES IN THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE WINGS.

WEATHER:  TEMP:  89  F; DEW POINT: 76  F; HUMIDITY:  65 %;  WIND DIR: S,  WIND SPEED: 8 MPH; GUSTS:  0 MPH; PRESSURE: 29.9 IN; PRECIP:  0.0 IN; CONDITIONS: FAIR

## 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 ERA19LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA232), Jul 19, 2019: Vans RV7 (N849GS), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the propeller governor control arm from the propeller governor due to a missing attachment bolt, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff when the governor…

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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