SERS · HAGERTY RV-7A · 2013-06-15 · Altoona, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA288
Event ID
20130618X55436
Type
Accident
Date
2013-06-15
Location
Altoona, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.29639, -78.319999
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
HAGERTY
Model
RV-7A
Registration
N954CH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from an encounter with a wind gust during landing, which resulted in a hard landing on, and displacement of, the nose landing gear and a subsequent runway excursion and noseover.