Lauritsen Ralph M RV 4 N50036
21 May 2014 · Rockwell City, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 2014 at about 16:00 local time, a Lauritsen Ralph M RV 4 registered N50036 was involved in an accident near Rockwell City, Iowa, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockwell City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rockwell City Muni (2Y4)
- Coordinates
- 42.3878, -94.6186
- Aircraft
- Lauritsen Ralph M RV 4
- Registration
- N50036
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1989
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boone → Rockwell City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA264
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while landing she applied aft pressure on the control stick to flair the airplane and lost sight of the runway seeing only the nose of the airplane. She reduced pressure on the control stick and the passenger said "stick forward". The pilot stated that she didn't know how far forward she moved the control stick. The airplane subsequently impacted the runway and nosed down before settling back onto the landing gear. The airplane sustained damage to the propeller, cowl, landing gear and firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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