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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Homebuilt/Vans RV7A · Lumberton, NJ · August 21, 2021

Date: August 21, 2021 · 12:59 local
Place: Lumberton, NJ
Airport: South Jersey Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N838WT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA337
Reported as: Homebuilt/Vans RV7A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,252 total1,252 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N838WTRegistered now · Sanzo Hobart L RV7AS/N 70556 Airframe modelSanzo Hobart L RV7A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

Pilot departed rwy 08 at South Jersey Regional Airport (kvay). While en-route to hammonton municipal (N81) the airmen elected to return to kvay due to the cloud ceilings starting to lower. The airmen entered the traffic pattern high and fast. Upon landing the aircraft bounced. On the second touchdown the aircraft veered off to the left and exited the paved surface. The aircraft flipped and came to rest in the grassy area to the left of runway 08. Upon inspection the nose wheel landing gear was damaged and bent and the vertical stabilizer was structurally damaged and approximately 75% detached.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED RWY 08 AT SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KVAY). WHILE EN-ROUTE TO HAMMONTON MUNICIPAL (N81) THE AIRMEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO KVAY DUE TO THE CLOUD CEILINGS STARTING TO LOWER. THE AIRMEN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN HIGH AND FAST. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE PAVED SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASSY AREA TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 08. UPON INSPECTION THE NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND BENT AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED AND APPROXIMATELY 75% DETACHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA21LA337Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMount Holly, NJThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a touchdown on the nose gear first, resulting in damage to the nose gear and a runway excursion.Aug 21, 2021 · Substantial damage