# Accident 20210821014669A: Homebuilt/Vans RV7A, Lumberton, NJ, August 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2021, 12:59 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: South Jersey Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9429° N, 74.8457° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9429&lon=-74.8457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sanzo Hobart L RV7A (registry code 05619GV, https://openairdocs.org/model/sanzo-hobart-l-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOMEBUILT/VANS RV7A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 1,252 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210821014669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA337), Aug 21, 2021: Vans RV7 (N838WT), Mount Holly, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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