What happened
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June 2nd 2024 jph while on after hours accident duty received a phone call that an accident had occurred. Jph was connected to the NTSB and was briefed on an RV10 that had crashed while landing at Harvey Field. The aircrafts registration was privacy data omitted, and the report from the responding sheriff's department was that there were no injuries. Jph spoke with the pilot who stated that "I was going way too fast, bounced a couple times, and then could not get the aircraft stopped." A follow up interview with the pilot determined that they were proficient in the aircraft, and had just completed and ipc two weeks earlier. The pilot had a current flight review, 1400 hours of flight time including 360 in the RV10 home built aircraft which the pilot had built. The pilot who is now 78, stated that he will no longer be flying and that this was the end of his flying career. At this time it is the conclusion of the investigation is that the pilot failed to execute a necessary go around while attempting to land at Harvey while attempting to land at Harvey Field. Following the compliance program established by the federal aviation administration to address non-regulatory safety concerns, the pilot was counseled as to appropriate pilot actions to take under similar circumstances in the future.
As the FAA filed it
JUNE 2ND 2024 JPH WHILE ON AFTER HOURS ACCIDENT DUTY RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. JPH WAS CONNECTED TO THE NTSB AND WAS BRIEFED ON AN RV10 THAT HAD CRASHED WHILE LANDING AT HARVEY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFTS REGISTRATION WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND THE REPORT FROM THE RESPONDING SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. JPH SPOKE WITH THE PILOT WHO STATED THAT "I WAS GOING WAY TOO FAST, BOUNCED A COUPLE TIMES, AND THEN COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED." A FOLLOW UP INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE PROFICIENT IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND HAD JUST COMPLETED AND IPC TWO WEEKS EARLIER. THE PILOT HAD A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW, 1400 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME INCLUDING 360 IN THE RV10 HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WHICH THE PILOT HAD BUILT. THE PILOT WHO IS NOW 78, STATED THAT HE WILL NO LONGER BE FLYING AND THAT THIS WAS THE END OF HIS FLYING CAREER. AT THIS TIME IT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION IS THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO EXECUTE A NECESSARY GO AROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT HARVEY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT HARVEY FIELD. FOLLOWING THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS NON-REGULATORY SAFETY CONCERNS, THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED AS TO APPROPRIATE PILOT ACTIONS TO TAKE UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE FUTURE.
NTSB investigation
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