N4163B is a 2006 Vans Aircraft RV7A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 rated at 200 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Willard, UT. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Feb 2006. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 20 years old
- 1 of 914 Vans Aircraft RV7A
2021
2006
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The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, about 2 to 3 ft. above the ground, he reduced power and the airplane aerodynamically stalled. The airplane landed hard, bounced, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the canopy and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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