Robert Frisbey RV4 N424RV
8 March 2009 · Santa Rosa, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 March 2009 at about 00:47 local time, a Robert Frisbey RV4 registered N424RV, operated by Christopher Harris, was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, California, 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 00:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Rosa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Rosa (STS)
- Coordinates
- 38.5089, -122.8078
- Aircraft
- Robert Frisbey RV4
- Registration
- N424RV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Christopher Harris
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Auburn → Santa Rosa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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