# Accident 20191230020679A: Doerr Raymond R RV-10, Granbury, TX, December 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3656° N, 97.6450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3656&lon=-97.6450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Doerr Raymond R RV-10 (registry code 05621OU, https://openairdocs.org/model/doerr-raymond-r-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOERR RAYMOND R RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191230020679A

## Narrative

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

ON 31 DEC 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL A VANS RV-10 N519RV OWNED AND BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, WAS PERFORMING A LOW PASS OVER AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT TO VERIFY THAT THE RUNWAY WAS FREE OF OBSTRUCTIONS.  WHILE IN A RIGHT-HAND TURN, A BIRD IMPACTED THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING, RESULTING IN AN INTERRUPTION OF AIRFLOW OVER THE RIGHT AILERON.  VFR CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AND LANDED AT 66TE.

## 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 CEN20CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA048), Dec 30, 2019: Vans RV 10 (N519RV), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird while on approach.

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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