# Accident 20220627012239A: James C. Geyman RV-9A, Missoula, MT, June 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2022, 10:02 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9163° N, 114.0905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9163&lon=-114.0905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12VV-2023-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: James C Geyman RV-9A (registry code 056400B, https://openairdocs.org/model/james-c-geyman-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES C. GEYMAN RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING Y0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,407 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627012239A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 27, 2022, AT 1002 MDT, A VANS RV-9A, N12VV, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 ON THE MISSOULA, MT AIRPORT (MSO).  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PRVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MISSOULA, MT AIRPORT (MSO).

## 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 WPR22LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA231), Jun 27, 2022: James C Geyman RV-9A (N12VV), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to activate the auxiliary fuel boost pump,…

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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