N811WJ is a 2007 Vans Aircraft RV7A. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-360-A1D rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Weirsdale, FL. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2007. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 19 years old
- 1 of 914 Vans Aircraft RV7A
2021
2007
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The pilot was landing the experimental amateur-built airplane on a turf runway, and had traveled about 1/3 the length of the runway when the airplane “lost energy” about 5 feet above ground level. The airplane then bounced as it crested a small hill before it landed “hard” on the nose landing gear. The nose landing gear subsequently dug into the soft, sandy soil and the airplane nosed over. The pilot was seriously injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts, empennage, and fuselage during the accident sequence. Postaccident examination of the airplane’s flight controls revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
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