7A Flips in Vernon, Texas

Yukon · #1 09-17-2007, 01:38 PM

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 729CM Make/Model: EXP Description: RV7-A
Date: 09/16/2007 Time: 1900

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: VERNON State: TX Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, FLIPPED OVER, VERNON, TX

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: KFOF 161905Z AUTO 20014G20KT 10SM CLR 33/15 A3006

OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: FORT WORTH, TX (SW19) Entry date: 09/17/2007

mrreddick · #2 09-17-2007, 02:21 PM

If the N number is correct, that's Carol Morris out of Hicks.
What sad news!

Phil · #3 09-17-2007, 03:29 PM

Please don't hold me to it, but I believe this is a photo of it.

mrreddick · #4 09-17-2007, 04:09 PM

[quote=Phil;155332]Please don't hold me to it, but I believe this is a photo of it.

Phil,

You're correct! I took that photo for an issue of the newsletter at Hicks that featured Carol's plane.
She's okay, minor cuts and bruises from what I've heard this afternoon. She's back at home at Hicks but the plane didn't fare as well as she did.
This was NOT an accident attributed to VAN's nosewheel design, it was caused by strong, gusty crosswinds.

Phil · #5 09-17-2007, 04:12 PM

Thanks Mike.

The winds were the first thing I noticed when I looked at the report. I'm happy to hear that she is doing okay.

Phil

the_other_dougreeves · #6 09-17-2007, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

Thanks Mike.

The winds were the first thing I noticed when I looked at the report. I'm happy to hear that she is doing okay.

Phil

Me too on both accounts. The wind would seem to have been right down 20, but with gusts you never know. The METAR isn't going to tell you how much the direction is changing.

TODR