Nicholson David F RV 9 N347N
22 March 2016 · Allison, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 March 2016 at about 15:41 local time, a Nicholson David F RV 9 registered N347N, operated by Nicholson David F., was involved in an accident near Allison, Iowa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allison, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allison Muni (K98)
- Coordinates
- 42.7619, -92.8047
- Aircraft
- Nicholson David F RV 9
- Registration
- N347N
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nicholson David F.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waverly → Allison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA154
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper soft-field landing technique, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse and a nose over.
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 on a grass airstrip, the nose landing gear "caught" on the soft turf and collapsed. The airplane slid about 60 feet, the forward portion of the fuselage impacted terrain, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, rudder, vertical stabilizer, and firewall. The pilot verified that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. As a safety recommendation, the pilot reported to keep the nose landing gear off the ground longer during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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