Aviation Accident Summary WPR09CA147

Santa Rosa, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N424RV

Robert Frisbey RV4

Analysis

The pilot had just purchased the airplane, but in the past had owned and flown a similar model. He was on his fourth attempted landing at his first stopover point. The airplane bounced, and the right wing contacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 19. The pilot tapped the brakes and the airplane came to rest nose down.

Factual Information

The pilot had just purchased the airplane, but in the past had owned and flown a similar model. He was on his fourth attempted landing at his first stopover point. The airplane bounced, and the right wing contacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage. The airplane veered off the right side of runway 19. The pilot tapped the brakes and the airplane came to rest with its nose down.

Probable Cause and Findings

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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