# Schmidt Steve RV7A - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 056141D - Manufacturer (registry): SCHMIDT STEVE - Model: RV7A - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Reciprocating - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Not type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-steve-rv7a Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 CEN18LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA295), Jul 24, 2018: Vans RV7A (N20342), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A flat nosewheel tire, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control on landing. - [NTSB SEA06CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA086), Apr 26, 2006: Schmidt RV7A (N20342), Northport, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare/touchdown. Factors contributing to the accident included the gusty wind and soft terrain conditions which resulted in the… ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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. - [Accident 20180724021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180724021399A), Jul 24, 2018: Schmidt Steve RV7A (N20342), Princeton, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed with flat/low nose tire. Flipped over in soft sand & grass alongside runway. Aircraft landed on the numbers but continued for 1500 feet… - [Accident 20060426007049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060426007049A), Apr 26, 2006: Amtr RV7A (N20342), Northport, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] of N20342 made a hard landing at his private airport near Northport, WA. According to the pilot the winds were… ## Service difficulty reports (3) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 2019FA0000174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2019FA0000174), Jun 3, 2019: TUBE FRAME. BROKEN. WHEN FABRIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE TAIL POST, JU - [SDR 2013FA0000517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000517), Sep 18, 2013: OIL SYSTEM. CONTAMINATED. DURING ENGINE OIL CHANGE, OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN FOR INSPECTION. FOUND A PIECE OF CIRCULAR STAMPED METAL .5" DIAMETER STUCK IN THE OIL FILTER RELIEF VALVE. THE - [SDR 2010FA0000386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000386), Apr 16, 2010: CARBURETOR. DEFECTIVE. PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON DEPARTURE AT 1,000` AGL. AFTER RETURNING TO LAND, ENGINE ROUGHNESS INCREASED. DURING TAXI IN, MAX ATTAINABLE RPM WAS 900. MECHANIC TROU ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Vans RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-7a): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 056255A - [Radtke Jeffrey A RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/radtke-jeffrey-a-rv-7a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05619A8 - [De Dominicis Alex RV7-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/de-dominicis-alex-rv7-a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056298V - [Blake Bogar RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-bogar-rv-7a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056396R - [May Charles R SR RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/may-charles-r-sr-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561410 - [Lomheim Louis G RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lomheim-louis-g-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561453 - [Van Duyn Robert D RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-duyn-robert-d-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056148U - [Patterson Ernest L RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/patterson-ernest-l-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614EG - [Evans Robert L JR RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/evans-robert-l-jr-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614F5 - [Steffen Robert RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/steffen-robert-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614I9 - [Hasch Robert M JR RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hasch-robert-m-jr-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614KK - [Rosenberger R Scott RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenberger-r-scott-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614Y3 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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