# Incident 20210514008849I: Bond Larry RV9A, Kingston, TN, May 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2021, 16:44 local time
- Place: Kingston, TN
- Airport: Meadowlake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8237° N, 84.5388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEADOWLAKE (12TN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8237&lon=-84.5388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N527LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bond Larry RV9A (registry code 056173Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/bond-larry-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOND LARRY RV9A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,210 total, 251 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210514008849I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH THE PILOT OF N527LB, AN RV-9A, FAILED TO CONDUCT A BEFORE LANDING CHECK AND DID NOT PLACE THE AIRCRAFT IN A LANDING CONFIGURATION UTILIZING THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO "FLOAT" DOWN THE RUNWAY TO THE POINT WHERE A SAFE LANDING ON THE RUNWAY COULD NOT BE ATTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUN AND STRUCK A CULVERT AND A MAILBOX. MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT RESULTED FROM THE IMPACT AND INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N527LB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170709013959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170709013959I), Jul 9, 2017: Bond Larry RV9A (N527LB), Maddisonville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot did not have a stabilized approach while intending to land on a rural airstrip. He touched down long and the aircraft started to porpoise. Realizing he…

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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