# Accident 20240913013069A: Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A, Williamsburg, VA, September 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Airport: Williamsburg-Jamestown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0000° N, 76.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0000&lon=-76.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65RW-2025-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walden Robert VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A (registry code 05629J3, https://openairdocs.org/model/walden-robert-vans-aircraft-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mattituck TMX IO-390 (registry code 59605, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-io-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALDEN ROBERT VANS AIRCRAFT RV-7A
- Reported engine: MATTITUCK TMX IO-390
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,011 total, 1,614 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240913013069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA381), Sep 13, 2024: Walden Robert Vans Aircraft RV-7A (N65RW), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue with an unstabilized approach which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control during a subsequent landing.

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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