Young RV-4 N654Y
1 August 1997 · Sparta, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1997 at about 18:20 local time, a Young RV-4 registered N654Y was involved in an accident near Sparta, Wisconsin, 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 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparta, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sparta-Fort McCoy (CMY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Young RV-4
- Registration
- N654Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yankton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA246
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an improper flare and hard landing. The gusty wind was a related factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during landing, a gust of wind caught the airplane, and it bounced. He added power to smooth out the landing, but it bounced once again. He then added full power in an attempt to go-around, but he noticed the engine was vibrating from the propeller having struck the runway. He reduced the power to idle, and then the airplane descended and contacted the terrain off the right side of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1997 | Cessna 182 | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Schweizer SGS 2-8 | Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1997 | Beechcraft B-23 | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Sorrell SNS-7 | Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Jenkins RV-6 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Briegleb BG-12A | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |