Dekkinga VANS RV-7A N811AK
27 August 2009 · Jenison, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 August 2009 at about 00:20 local time, a Dekkinga VANS RV-7A registered N811AK, operated by Jack A. Dekkinga, was involved in an accident near Jenison, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jenison, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jenison Riverview (08C)
- Coordinates
- 42.9358, -85.8050
- Aircraft
- Dekkinga VANS RV-7A
- Registration
- N811AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jack A. Dekkinga
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jenison → Jenison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA545
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he executed a simulated engine out approach abeam the numbers at the end of the runway. He established a 500-foot-per-minute descent on the base leg to final. He angled the airplane toward the touchdown zone with the left wing slightly low. He reported that when the airplane was 30 feet above ground level he applied power and the nose pitched up 20–30 degrees. The left wing scraped the pavement, the airplane veered off the runway, and the airplane nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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