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FAA incident report · Richard R Saliers VANS ACFT RV-9A · Baldwin, MI · November 12, 2020

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Date
November 12, 2020 · 11:30 local
Place
Baldwin, MI
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N847RS
Reported as
Richard R Saliers Vans Acft RV-9A
Reported engine
Lycoming YO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total69 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N847RSRegistered now · Richard R Saliers VANS ACFT RV-9AS/N 92212 · Built 2019Airframe modelRichard R Saliers VANS ACFT RV-9AEngine modelLycoming YO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 12, 2020 at 1130 local time, a vans RV-9A experimental aircraft, N847RS registered to and operated by a commercial rated pilot, received minor damage during hard landing at the Baldwin municipal airport (7D3) Baldwin, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and single passenger were not injured. The local flight originated from the riverview airport (08C) jennison, Michigan at approximately 1000L.

According to the pilot, he had been practicing instrument approaches by flying to manistee (mbl) then to Baldwin (7D3). During the simulated VOR approach into Baldwin runway 27 the pilot states he was to fast on the final approach and the aircraft bounced on landing. The pilot elected not to abort and continued attempts to salvage the landing. Following the initial bounce the aircraft started to porpoise until the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway surface. The aircraft then skidded to the left of centerline and stopped near the side edge of the runway. Both occupants egressed from the aircraft unaided. The ELT did not trigger during the incident.

Photographs show the aircraft setting on its nose cowl with the nose gear assembly still attached, but folded back and to the left. Propeller remained attached to the crank shaft with both tips bent aft. No other damage could be determined. The pilot states there was no mechanical issue with the aircraft prior to the incident.

Nearest weather report from big rapids, MI (krqb) an 1635 UTC was: wind 210 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 08, dew point 03 and altimeter 30.14.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AT 1130 LOCAL TIME, A VANS RV-9A EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N847RS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING HARD LANDING AT THE BALDWIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (7D3) BALDWIN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE RIVERVIEW AIRPORT (08C) JENNISON, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1000L.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES BY FLYING TO MANISTEE (MBL) THEN TO BALDWIN (7D3). DURING THE SIMULATED VOR APPROACH INTO BALDWIN RUNWAY 27 THE PILOT STATES HE WAS TO FAST ON THE FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING. THE PILOT ELECTED NOT TO ABORT AND CONTINUED ATTEMPTS TO SALVAGE THE LANDING. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND STOPPED NEAR THE SIDE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT UNAIDED. THE ELT DID NOT TRIGGER DURING THE INCIDENT.

PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THE AIRCRAFT SETTING ON ITS NOSE COWL WITH THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY STILL ATTACHED, BUT FOLDED BACK AND TO THE LEFT. PROPELLER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE CRANK SHAFT WITH BOTH TIPS BENT AFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE COULD BE DETERMINED. THE PILOT STATES THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUE WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

NEAREST WEATHER REPORT FROM BIG RAPIDS, MI (KRQB) AN 1635 UTC WAS: WIND 210 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 08, DEW POINT 03 AND ALTIMETER 30.14.