Robert Frisbey RV4 near Santa Rosa, CA — 2009-03-08
Final reportWPR09CA147
- Date
- 2009-03-08
- Location
- Santa Rosa, CA, USA
- Airport
- STS
- Aircraft
- Robert Frisbey RV4
- Registration
- N424RV
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
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.
NTSB coding
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