# Accident 20230519005969A: Vans Aircraft RV9, Kingston, TN, May 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kingston, TN
- Airport: Wolf Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8024° N, 84.4177° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8024&lon=-84.4177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N105GS-2024-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gary R Brearley VANS AIRCRAFT RV9A (registry code 05633ZG, https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-r-brearley-vans-aircraft-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B1A (registry code 42135, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT RV9
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Recreational pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230519005969A

## Narrative

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

ON THE 05/19/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 23:00Z, THE PILOT REPORTED THE FOLLOWING:

“UPON LANDING 2TN7 NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS LATER TOWED. LATE REPORT”

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG ON THE RUNWAY, AND DECIDED HE DID NOT HAVE THE ROOM FOR A GO AROUND. AT THAT TIME HE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT LANDING THE AIRCRAFT. AS HE FLARED, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THEN TOOK A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.  THE NOSE LOW CONDITION FORCED THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE PROP TO DIG INTO THE RUNWAY, THEREBY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD FLIP INTO AN INVERTED POSITION.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE: THE PROPELLER, COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING, BUCKLED AIRFRAME AFT OF THE COCKPIT, DESTROYED CANOPY, DESTROYED VERTICAL AND RUDDER STRUCTURE, AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE FRAME.

THE PILOT PROVIDED PICTURES SHOWING THE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT POST-CRASH.  THE FAA PHOTOS SHOW THE DAMAGE THAT WAS INCURRED FROM THE CRASH. HOWEVER, THE FAA PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA23LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA242), May 19, 2023: Gary R Brearley RV-9A (N105GS), Kingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a nose over.

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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