# Accident 20220501008579A: Gary A Barnes RV-7A, Brownsboro, AL, May 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2022, 16:08 local time
- Place: Brownsboro, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7474° N, 86.4674° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7474&lon=-86.4674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1218B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gary A Barnes RV-7A (registry code 05637ZG, https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-a-barnes-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARY A BARNES RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220501008579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 09.  AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 ERA22LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA213), May 1, 2022: Vans RV7 (N1218B), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s impairment due to the effects of ethanol, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an impact with terrain on approach to 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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