Shiner RV-4 N70RV

Summary

On 9 September 2017 at about 14:45 local time, a Shiner RV-4 registered N70RV was involved in an accident near Ramah, New Mexico, 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

9 September 2017 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ramah, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Mystic Bluffs (NM56)

Coordinates

35.1653, -108.4589

Aircraft

Shiner RV-4

Registration

N70RV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1991

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Lunas → Ramah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17CA345

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from berms during landing in sun glare conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that that the sun was in his eyes as he was landing his low-wing airplane. He said that there were 3-ft-high berms in the area where the airplane touched down and that the runway was about 30 ft wide. The left wing struck the berm and the weeds. The propeller then impacted the berm, followed by the right wing and tailwheel. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.