Dickson RV-7A N429WD
12 February 2005 · Panacea, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 February 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a Dickson RV-7A registered N429WD, operated by Walter Dickson, was involved in an accident near Panacea, Florida, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Panacea, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wakulla County Airport (2J0)
- Coordinates
- 29.9894, -84.3953
- Aircraft
- Dickson RV-7A
- Registration
- N429WD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Walter Dickson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Panacea → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA031
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, the collapse of the nose gear, and subsequent nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the experimental airplane reported that during a series of high-speed taxi tests the airplane became airborne, and he elected to continue around the pattern and land. During the approach to land the airplane was "at a high rate of descent, and bounced on the main gear." The airplane then landed on the nose gear, which collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received damage to the left wingtip, canopy, and rudder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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