20240511008969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mount William L VANS RV-9A · Linn Grove, IA · May 11, 2024

Date
May 11, 2024 · 11:55 local
Place
Linn Grove, IA
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N932JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA183
Reported as
Mount William L Vans RV-9A
Reported engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Accident involved the PIC and one passenger in an RV-9A aircraft. The aircraft was on a westerly heading for approach to final to a grass strip runway. The aircraft's approach path became low and the aircraft's main gear came in contact with the top of a field terrace, causing the aircraft nose over and come into contact with the ground. The aircraft came to rest inverted below the field terrace.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT INVOLVED THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER IN AN RV-9A AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A WESTERLY HEADING FOR APPROACH TO FINAL TO A GRASS STRIP RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S APPROACH PATH BECAME LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF A FIELD TERRACE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED BELOW THE FIELD TERRACE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.