# Incident 20230527006359I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Boise, ID, May 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2023, 09:38 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Gowen Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N237VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N237VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 060009Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230527006359I

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT OCCURED WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT, ON FIRST SOLO, WAS LANDING RNWY 10L BOI, UPON LANDING NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TOUCHDOWN RESULTING PROP STRIKE/NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N237VA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230429004109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230429004109I), Apr 29, 2023: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N237VA), Boise, ID, No damage. Pilot in command (PIC)/instructor reported engine was at the proper RPM during takeoff roll but lost power about 40 feet above the runway on a training flight…

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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