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CEN25LA345

2025-08-26 · Hartford, Wisconsin, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HXF

Current FAA registration · N18HS

Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-12IS
Year of manufacture
2024 · 1 years old at event
Engine
ROTAX 912IS2 (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20240614
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A13F13

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing on a turf runway.

Factual narrative

The student pilot was performing a landing after a solo flight. He attempted to land on runway 27 twice but there were trucks on the runway. He performed a go-around and switched to runway 18 which is a turf/grass runway. Immediately following touchdown, the airplane hit a bump on the runway and the airplane to become airborne again. The airplane porposied twice and the nose landing gear contacted the ground and collapsed which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Pitch control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA345.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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