# Accident 20240405003429A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, Lake Elmo, MN, April 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2024, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9943° N, 92.8539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9943&lon=-92.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12IS (registry code 06001B1, 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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240405003429A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS AND PATTERN WORK THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT PORPOISED ON LANDING. AFTER SEVERAL BOUNCES THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE RUNWAY ABOUT 30 YARDS. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROPELLER STRIKE, LOWER COWLING, BROKEN NOSE LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL AND FLOORBOARDS UNDER RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 CEN24LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA149), Apr 5, 2024: Van's RV-12iS (N245EM), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the nose gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of experience.

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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