Van's RV7 N566WV

Summary

On 19 August 2019 at about 16:00 local time, a Van's RV7 registered N566WV was involved in an accident near Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 2019 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ocracoke Island (W95)

Coordinates

35.1011, -75.9658

Aircraft

Van's RV7

Registration

N566WV

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kill Devil Hills → Ocracoke

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA499

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during an attempted aborted landing, which resulted in impact with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the first approach to land, the airplane was high, and he chose to abort the landing. During the second approach, the airplane was again high, and he used a forward slip to descend. Upon crossing the runway threshold, he realized the airplane was drifting left of the runway. He again aborted the landing and applied full power. However, the airplane pitched up, continued to drift left, and impacted trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, the left and right wings, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.