# Accident 20230131011629A: Green Richard H VAN'S RV7A, Williston, FL, January 31, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2023, 14:44 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3468° N, 82.4722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3468&lon=-82.4722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4811E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4811E-2024-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Green Richard H VAN'S RV7A (registry code 05618QA, https://openairdocs.org/model/green-richard-h-van-s-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREEN RICHARD H VAN'S RV7A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,995 total, 104 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230131011629A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY OPENED AT TAKE OFF, PILOT TURNED AROUND AND LANDED ON GRASS NLG DUG INTO A DEPRESSION ON THE GRASS, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES TO HIS ARM.

## 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 ERA23LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA153), Jan 31, 2023: Green Richard H VAN'S RV7A (N4811E), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The hard landing and subsequent nose over during the forced landing. Contributing to the accident were the improperly secured canopy, and the distraction it created.

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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