# Accident 20210512008389A: Page Joseph E VANS RV-4, Martinsburg, WV, May 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern West Virginia Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4024° N, 77.9830° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4024&lon=-77.9830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Page Joseph E VANS RV-4 (registry code 05620QA, https://openairdocs.org/model/page-joseph-e-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAGE JOSEPH E VANS RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512008389A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THE HIS FINAL APPROACH WAS STABLE.  JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE ROUNDED OUT THE LANDING TOO HIGH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL A FEW FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  THE LOW LEVEL STALL LEAD TO A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, FIREWALL AND TAIL SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

WEATHER:  KMRB 122200Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM BKN095 18/M01 A3019 RMK T01801010 MADISHF

## 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 ERA21LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA255), May 12, 2021: Page Joseph E Vans RV-4 (N54RV), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in variable crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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