# Accident 20250205000959A: Near William J RV-7A, Weirsdale, FL, February 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2025, 13:15 local time
- Place: Weirsdale, FL
- Airport: Love Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9619° N, 81.8915° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9619&lon=-81.8915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811WJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811WJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Near William J RV-7A (registry code 056237I, https://openairdocs.org/model/near-william-j-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NEAR WILLIAM J RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 423 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250205000959A

## Narrative

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

WEIRSDALE, FL (97FL}: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, RV7, CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS IN THE BACKYARD OF A HOME LOCATED ALONG THE RUNWAY OF 97FL (FLY-IN COMMUNITY} PRIVATELY OWNED, TURF COVERED RUNWAYS. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.

## 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 ERA25LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA109), Feb 5, 2025: Near William J RV-7A (N811WJ), Weirsdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent nose over.

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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