# Accident 20240921015899A: Conner Michael A VANS ACFT RV-9, Big Creek, ID, September 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2024, 08:00 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1332° N, 115.3218° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1332&lon=-115.3218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N448MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Conner Michael A VANS ACFT RV-9 (registry code 056385C, https://openairdocs.org/model/conner-michael-a-vans-acft-rv-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YO-320 series (registry code 42424, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yo-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONNER MICHAEL A VANS ACFT RV-9
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240921015899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS ON SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT U60, BIG CREEK AIRPORT IN IDAHO. DURING THE FLARE PORTION OF THE LANDING, THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT STRUCK THE GROUND. WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT VEERED LEFT INTO A PERIMETER CATTLE FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME AND WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR24LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA312), Sep 21, 2024: Conner Michael A Vans Acft RV-9 (N448MT), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an impact with a fence.

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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