# NTSB WPR09CA147: Robert Frisbey RV4, N424RV, Santa Rosa, CA, March 8, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 7, 2009, 16:47 local (Mar 8, 2009, 00:47 UTC) - Place: Santa Rosa, CA - Coordinates: 38.508888, -122.807777 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5089&lon=-122.8078&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 11, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 73464 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA147 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73464/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA147 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Frisbey Robert F RV4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05607CN), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Frisbey Robert F RV4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05607CN), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Frisbey Robert F RV4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=05607CN), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Frisbey Robert F RV4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05607CN), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Frisbey Robert F RV4, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05607CN), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot had just purchased the airplane, but in the past had owned and flown a similar model. He was on his fourth attempted landing at his first stopover point. The airplane bounced, and the right wing contacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 19. The pilot tapped the brakes and the airplane came to rest nose down. ## Factual narrative The pilot had just purchased the airplane, but in the past had owned and flown a similar model. He was on his fourth attempted landing at his first stopover point. The airplane bounced, and the right wing contacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 19. The pilot tapped the brakes and the airplane came to rest with its nose down. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N424RV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424RV-2009-10-09), registration cancelled 2009-10-09, S/N 4143, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Robert Frisbey RV4 - Registry model: [Frisbey Robert F RV4](https://openairdocs.org/model/frisbey-robert-f-rv4) (registry code 05607CN) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 4143 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Christopher Harris - Registered owner: Christopher Harris - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: AUN, Auburn, CA - Destination: STS, Santa Rosa, CA - Airport: STS, Santa Rosa, runway 19, 5,002 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; foreign, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; seat: front; flight hours: 1,200 total, 1 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: STS ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090307013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090307013549A), Mar 7, 2009: Amtr RV4, Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft bounced on landing and veered off runway. 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. 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