# Accident 20231107022099A: Gaulden William D VANS RV-4, London, KY, November 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Magee Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0869° N, 84.0774° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0869&lon=-84.0774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2606A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2606A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gaulden William D VANS RV-4 (registry code 05621Z6, https://openairdocs.org/model/gaulden-william-d-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GAULDEN WILLIAM D VANS RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,566 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231107022099A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON NOVEMBER 07, 2023 AT KESN TO KMTV AND THEN CONTINUED FROM KMTV FOR KLOZ. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 P.M. LOCAL TIME RADIO CALLS WERE MADE FOR FINAL APPROACH. AIRSPEED WAS AT 80 MPH TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXTRA WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER AND BAGGAGE. AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL AND ON CENTER LINE.  PILOT PULLED ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE IN PREPARATION FOR ROUND-OUT AND WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 800’ OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BUT WAS UPRIGHT, ORIENTED CORRECTLY AND PILOT CHOSE TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. PILOT REACHED FOR THE THROTTLE TO ADD POWER AND FELT THE NOSE IMMEDIATELY AND RAPIDLY DROP DESPITE EFFORTS TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ALOFT.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY A SECOND TIME WITH A NOSE DOWN ORIENTATION DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND MAIN LANDING GEAR.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA24LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA039), Nov 7, 2023: Gaulden William D Vans RV-4 (N2606A), London, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of nose down pitch trim during the attempted aborted landing, which resulted in abnormal contact with the runway.

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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