# Incident 20210305002839I: Vihtelic Lawrence G RV 7A, South Haven, MI, March 5, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Airport: South Haven Area Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3513° N, 86.2557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTH HAVEN AREA RGNL (LWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3513&lon=-86.2557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N672SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N672SV-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vihtelic Lawrence G RV 7A (registry code 056220W, https://openairdocs.org/model/vihtelic-lawrence-g-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VIHTELIC LAWRENCE G RV 7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210305002839I

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT MARCH 05, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EST, A 2008 RV-7A, A FIXED-WING SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE BEARING REGISTRATION N672SV (SN: 7111), SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER GOING INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE SOUTH HAVEN AREA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLWA) IN SOUTH HAVEN, MI. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N672SV, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE PIC STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FROM THE KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KAZO) AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME OF THE INCIDENT:

METAR KAZO 051553Z 32011G17KT 10SM FEW024 03/M05 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00281050=

THE PIC STATED HE STARTED HIS AIRPLANE WITHOUT INCIDENT ON THE ASPHALT SURFACE OUTSIDE OF HIS HANGER.  THE PIC RECALLED HE HAD SET THE PARKING BRAKE BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE AND THAT HE RELEASED IT BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.  THE PIC SAID HE ADDED POWER TO HIS AIRCRAFT TO TAXI, BUT THE PLANE DID NOT MOVE.   THE PIC STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH HE CONTINUED TO ADD POWER, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT MOVING.  THE PIC SAID THAT SUDDENLY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO MOVE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH RUDDER PEDALS BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  THE PIC SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AFTER ENTERING A DRAINAGE DITCH NEXT TO A TAXIWAY.  THE PIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT THIS POINT, AND HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER.  THE PIC REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET DURING THIS INCIDENT.

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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