# Accident 20190720015199A: Stucker Virgil A AVID MAGNUM, Yellow Pine, ID, July 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Yellow Pine, ID
- Airport: Reed Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8839° N, 115.7075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8839&lon=-115.7075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777DV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stucker Virgil A AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05605K5, https://openairdocs.org/model/stucker-virgil-a-avid-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STUCKER VIRGIL A AVID MAGNUM
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190720015199A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING ON A TURF/DIRT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN. THIS DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR,  THE AIRCRAFT SLID AN ADDITIONAL 30 FEET  AND FLIPPED INVERTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, NOSE STRUT, ENGINE MOUNT, ENGINE COWL, RUDDER, AFT CARGO HATCH AND SKYLIGHT. THE ONLY OCCUPANT/ PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR19CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA197), Jul 20, 2019: Avid Avid Magnum (N777DV), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on a rough, grass airstrip, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapsing and a subsequent nose-over.

## Other reports on N777DV (1)

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

- [Accident 20090621015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090621015149A), Jun 21, 2009: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM (N777DV), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated he was attempting to land o n the numbers of runway 28,however landed approximately 50' short of the numbers on the dispaced threshold.…

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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