# Accident 20221007016319A: Green L/Gilner D RV-4, Rowlesburg, WV, October 7, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2022, 14:04 local time
- Place: Rowlesburg, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3501° N, 79.6729° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3501&lon=-79.6729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262DF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262DF-2023-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Green L/Gilner D RV-4 (registry code 05602D5, https://openairdocs.org/model/green-l-gilner-d-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREEN L/GILNER D RV-4
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,072 total, 860 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221007016319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT:ON OCT 7TH, 2022 I DEPARTED EZF FOR A VFR FLIGHT INTO THE CHEAT RIVER AIRSTRIP, WV.

THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR, AND THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH ESTIMATED VISIBILITY OF GREATER THAN 5 MILES, CELLING ESTIMATED AT OVER 9,000 FT.

I VISUALLY LOCATED THE AIRSTRIP. I MADE A RADIO CALL STATING POSITION 13.4 MILES OUT FOR LANDING.

AT 5 MILES I UPDATED RADIO POSITION.

I ENTERED THE PATTERN AND LOWERED FLAPS (FULLY) AND SLOWED TO APPROACH SPEED.

I MADE MY FINAL RADIO CALL PRIOR TO LANDING. AT THAT MOMENT I CHECKED MY ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR AND NOTED THERE WAS EXCESS LIFT AND THE GAUGE AND THE NEEDLE HAD JUST BEGUN TO MOVE. DOUBLE CHECKING AGAINST AIRSPEED I NOTED BETWEEN 83-84 KTS, AND DETERMINED LANDING WOULD BE NORMAL AND FINE.

I BELIEVE I IMPACTED THE GROUND LESS THAN 1 SECOND LATER. THE IMPACT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. AFTERWARD, I BELIEVE I IMPACTED NEARLY FLAT TO-SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE BASED ON PHOTOS AT THE SCENE.

MY G-METER REGISTERED 11.2G.

I ALSO BELIEVE I WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR SOME TIME, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TURNING OFF FUEL AND RELEASING MY SAFETY HARNESS.

## 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 ERA23LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA010), Oct 7, 2022: Green L/Gilner D RV-4 (N262DF), Rowlesburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed/angle-of-attack during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain.

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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