# Accident 20210304014799A: Vashon Aircraft RANGER R7, Hampton, GA, March 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3899° N, 84.3310° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3899&lon=-84.3310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vashon RANGER R7 (registry code 06001BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vashon-ranger-r7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200-D (registry code 17409, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VASHON AIRCRAFT RANGER R7
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210304014799A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 04, 2021, APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 06 AT HENRY COUNTY AIRPORT (HMP), LOCATED IN HAMPTON, GEORGIA 30228. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN PILOT REPORTED A GUST OF WIND SLAM THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON RUNWAY 06 CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG TO BREAK OFF AT THE ATTACH POINT INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.

WEATHER, SKY CLEAR WINDS AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS WITH A DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTH.

## 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 ERA21LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA158), Mar 4, 2021: Vashon Ranger R7 (N150VR), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare while landing with a gusting crosswind which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left landing gear.

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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