Sloan Roger D VANS RV7A N742RJ

Summary

On 29 July 2011 at about 16:10 local time, a Sloan Roger D VANS RV7A registered N742RJ, operated by Sloan Roger D, was involved in an accident near Sheridan, Wyoming, 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.

Date

29 July 2011 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Sheridan (KSHR)

Coordinates

44.7914, -106.9536

Aircraft

Sloan Roger D VANS RV7A

Registration

N742RJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sloan Roger D

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sheridan → Yellow Pine

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

WPR11CA353

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff due to cockpit distractions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that when the airplane lifted off he became distracted by his headset's noise canceling control and suddenly the nose wheel of the airplane hit the ground hard. The pilot immediately pulled back on the controls and initiated a climb to assess the damage. After 15 minutes of flight, the emergency crew on the ground assessed that the nose gear was bent and the pilot prepared for an emergency landing. The pilot opted to land on the grass and as he set the airplane down on the surface the front gear leg collapsed and the airplane tilted up on its propeller before falling back down onto its main gear and substantially damaging the rudder. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.