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January 29, 2021 · Rivers Lindsey Lee VANS RV6A · N9136R

O'Brien, FL

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 29, 2021
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (1 serious injury, 1 minor injury)
Location
O'Brien, FL
Aircraft
Rivers Lindsey Lee VANS RV6A (2000)
Tail Number
N9136R
Operator
Winsors Pollitos Farm
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
ERA21LA120

According to the owner of the experimental amateur-built airplane, a (light sport) flight instructor was providing transition training to him after he had recently purchased the airplane. The owner and flight instructor flew from where the airplane was based, an airport with a turf runway that was 2,400 ft-long and 100 ft-wide, to a nearby airport with a paved runway and performed several practice takeoffs and landings. They then returned to the departure airport, and the flight instructor was demonstrating a landing to the turf runway for the airplane owner. The flight instructor described that he landed the airplane about 850 feet beyond the runway threshold, and that it rolled an additional 650 feet before the nosewheel touched down. Within 40 feet of the nosewheel touching the runway, the airplane suddenly nosed over. The airplane’s vertical stabilizer was substantially damaged. The owner, and another witness to the accident, both described that following the accident they observed two ground scars on the runway that were 14 and 21 feet in length, that reached a depth of 5 inches and 12 inches, respectively. The second 12-inch-deep scar ended just before the airplane nosed over and came to rest. Given this information, it is likely that the flight instructor’s improper soft-field landing technique resulted in excessive weight being placed on the nose landing gear during the landing, resulting the nosewheel digging into the turf runway, and ultimately resulting in the nose over during the landing.

NTSB Probable Cause

The flight instructor’s improper soft field landing technique while landing on a turf runway, which resulted in a nose over.

Full Narrative

According to the owner of the experimental amateur-built airplane, a (light sport) flight instructor was providing transition training to him after he had recently purchased the airplane. The owner and flight instructor flew from where the airplane was based, an airport with a turf runway that was 2,400 ft-long and 100 ft-wide, to a nearby airport with a paved runway and performed several practice takeoffs and landings. They then returned to the departure airport, and the flight instructor was demonstrating a landing to the turf runway for the airplane owner. The flight instructor described that he landed the airplane about 850 feet beyond the runway threshold, and that it rolled an additional 650 feet before the nosewheel touched down. Within 40 feet of the nosewheel touching the runway, the airplane suddenly nosed over. The airplane’s vertical stabilizer was substantially damaged. The owner, and another witness to the accident, both described that following the accident they observed two ground scars on the runway that were 14 and 21 feet in length, that reached a depth of 5 inches and 12 inches, respectively. The second 12-inch-deep scar ended just before the airplane nosed over and came to rest. Given this information, it is likely that the flight instructor’s improper soft-field landing technique resulted in excessive weight being placed on the nose landing gear during the landing, resulting the nosewheel digging into the turf runway, and ultimately resulting in the nose over during the landing.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:35 EST
Nearest AirportO'Brien Airpark East/West (0nm NNE)
Runway18/3
Runway Length2400 ft
Runway Width100 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftRivers Lindsey Lee VANS RV6A
Tail NumberN9136R
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
OperatorWinsors Pollitos Farm
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-320 · Reciprocating · 150
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury Summary2 injuries (1 serious injury, 1 minor injury)
Fatal0
Serious1
Minor1
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 73 · Basc · Minor
Crew 2Age 54 · Second Class · Serious

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point65 F / 0 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time14:20
Weather SourcePILO

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