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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A · Williamsburg, VA · September 13, 2024

Date: September 13, 2024 · 16:00 local
Place: Williamsburg, VA
Airport: Williamsburg-Jamestown
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65RW
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA381
Reported as: Walden Robert Vans Aircraft RV-7A
Reported engine: Mattituck TMX IO-390
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,011 total1,614 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N65RWRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2025 · Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7AS/N 72204 · Built 2012 Airframe modelWalden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A Engine modelMattituck TMX IO-3904 cycle

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What happened

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Pilot's late crosswind inputs on narrow RW13 (60’ wide) resulted in hard landing with nose gear leg damage & go around. The second landing resulted in aircraft departing the paved surface into a deep ditch on left side of runway. Aircraft overturned with damage to canopy, wing tips, and vertical stabilizer. There were minor injuries to pilot.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT'S LATE CROSSWIND INPUTS ON NARROW RW13 (60’ WIDE) RESULTED IN HARD LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR LEG DAMAGE & GO AROUND. THE SECOND LANDING RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE INTO A DEEP DITCH ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED WITH DAMAGE TO CANOPY, WING TIPS, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA24LA381Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWilliamsburg, VAThe pilot’s decision to continue with an unstabilized approach which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control during a subsequent landing.Sep 13, 2024 · Substantial damage