# NTSB WPR23LA093: Vans RV10, N673PH, Reno, NV, October 28, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: October 28, 2022, 18:00, time zone not recorded
- Place: Reno, NV
- Coordinates: 39.499111, -119.76811
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106602/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA093

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard 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 · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Patrick Henry/Jeffrey Henry RV-10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=056376J), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Patrick Henry/Jeffrey Henry RV-10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056376J), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Patrick Henry/Jeffrey Henry RV-10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=056376J), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Patrick Henry/Jeffrey Henry RV-10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=056376J), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, he was on final approach and remained higher than normal and intended to land long to provide more separation from the wake turbulence from another airplane that had just landed. During the landing, the pilot “flared the airplane a little high, and the airplane fell from a few feet above the runway.” The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N673PH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N673PH), registered now, S/N 41830, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV10
- Registry model: [Patrick Henry/Jeffrey Henry RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/patrick-henry-jeffrey-henry-rv-10) (registry code 056376J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (registry code 41779, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 41830
- Year built: 2018
- Airframe hours: 558
- Engines: Lycoming YIO-540-D4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: N673ph LLC
- Registered owner: N673ph LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Condition, November 1, 2021, 220 hours before
- Departed: C92, Paradise, CA
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: RNO, Reno/Tahoe International, runway 16R, 11,001 × 150 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 12, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 462 total, 245 in this make and model, 292 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observed at: KRNO
- METAR: METAR KRNO 290155Z 03004KT 10SM BKN100 BKN180 15/M09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01501089=

## 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 20221028022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221028022789A), Oct 28, 2022: Patrick Henry/Jeffrey Henry RV-10, Reno, NV, Substantial damage. After the aircraft touched down on runway 16R the aircraft began to settle toward the ground, as aircraft continued to taxi off the runway the main landing…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106602. 5.8 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15016805&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 622 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15016784&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%201-Rel.pdf

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.

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