# Accident 20230903015969A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, Crystal, MN, September 3, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2023, 19:04 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0645° N, 93.3528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0645&lon=-93.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12IS (registry code 069002L, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 193 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA398) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903015969A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 24R THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON THE LAST BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR LEG BROKE OFF MID WAY BETWEEN THE UPPER ATTACH POINT AND THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDE TO A STOP ON THE ENGINE COWL.

## 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 CEN23LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA398), Sep 4, 2023: Van's RV-12 (N321BT), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and an overstress fracture of the nose landing gear strut.

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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