Prendergast RV-7A N5025G

Summary

On 1 August 2008 at about 16:00 local time, a Prendergast RV-7A registered N5025G, operated by John Prendergast, was involved in an accident near Manchester, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2008 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Manchester, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.1950, -84.0308

Aircraft

Prendergast RV-7A

Registration

N5025G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Prendergast

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Manchester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI08CA229

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing he let the "nose come down and used brakes which caused the low clearance gear leg to dig in and begin bending." The airplane's propeller and wing subsequently contacted the "undulating" grass strip. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight. The pilot's safety recommendation was to replace the accident gear leg with the "new revision ... from Vans [aircraft] which has greater ground clearance."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.