# Accident 20220317003829A: Nordquist Richard A VANS RV7A, Polk City, FL, March 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Polk City, FL
- Airport: Flanders Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2064° N, 81.8279° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2064&lon=-81.8279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275PL-2023-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nordquist Richard A VANS RV7A (registry code 05617H7, https://openairdocs.org/model/nordquist-richard-a-vans-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORDQUIST RICHARD A VANS RV7A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED PATTERN AND SHORT FINAL  UNEVENTFUL. APPROACH, FLARE AND LANDING WAS MADE AT REQUIRED AIR SPEEDS OF (FINAL 70 KNOTS, TOUCHDOWN 65 KNOTS). JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT FELT A SUDDEN MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT AND SEVERE PITCH DOWN RESPONSE OF THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE AND AT THE SAME TIME HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 ERA22LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA165), Mar 17, 2022: Nordquist Richard A Vans RV7 (N275PL), Polk City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing due to the loose and uneven landing surface.

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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