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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Tolliver Daryl VANS RV-7A · Monument Valley, UT · April 14, 2021

Date: April 14, 2021 · 14:00 local
Place: Monument Valley, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N754RV
Reported as: Tolliver Daryl Vans RV-7A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,290 total1,104 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N754RVRegistered now · Tolliver Daryl VANS RV-7AS/N 71834 Airframe modelTolliver Daryl VANS RV-7A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot left sez towards UT25, pilot called hotel at Monument Valley to check weather. Pilot was told that it was calm. Approached with tailwind. Winds had picked up considerably. Pilot made touchdown, but wind gust caused the pilot to readjust. Pilot readjusted to center of runway. Another gust blew the aircraft to the left into the tumbleweeds and soft sand. Aircraft sustained front landing gear damage. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT SEZ TOWARDS UT25, PILOT CALLED HOTEL AT MONUMENT VALLEY TO CHECK WEATHER. PILOT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CALM. APPROACHED WITH TAILWIND. WINDS HAD PICKED UP CONSIDERABLY. PILOT MADE TOUCHDOWN, BUT WIND GUST CAUSED THE PILOT TO READJUST. PILOT READJUSTED TO CENTER OF RUNWAY. ANOTHER GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT INTO THE TUMBLEWEEDS AND SOFT SAND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FRONT LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.