Lefever Paul M RV12 N198PR
23 May 2015 · Caledonia, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 May 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Lefever Paul M RV12 registered N198PR, operated by Lefever Paul M, was involved in an accident near Caledonia, Missouri, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caledonia, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.7986, -90.7706
- Aircraft
- Lefever Paul M RV12
- Registration
- N198PR
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lefever Paul M
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fredericktown → Farmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA091
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, which resulted in a nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
In an email sent to a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector by the pilot, he reported that he was unable to manipulate the fuel station pumps where he had landed, so he decided to fly to another airfield that was about 20 miles away. The pilot wrote that somehow he did not make the right turn and became "lost". After noticing that his fuel level was low, he decided to make an off airport precautionary landing. The pilot reported that during the landing, the airplane's nose wheel caught "heavy grass" and nosed over sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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