# Accident 20240927014769A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Paris, ID, September 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2024, 17:00 local time
- Place: Paris, ID
- Airport: Bear Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2533° N, 111.3431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2533&lon=-111.3431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 213 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240927014769A

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WHILE PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFFS FAILED TO PUT THE FLAPS IN THE CORRECT POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY EARLY.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI). THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAJOR BECAUSE THE WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE MOUNT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT INSPECTION STATUS. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION.

## 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 WPR24LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA322), Sep 27, 2024: Vans RV-12 (N916PH), Paris, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the flaps, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff.

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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