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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV6A · Phoenix, AZ · October 10, 1998

Date
October 10, 1998 · 12:00 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Williams Gateway Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N26MH
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total440 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After landing/taxiing pilot started a l/h turn to ramp and the nose wheel'stubular strut broke in half. A/c fell down on it's nose with engine @ idle. Wooden prop struck gound, other damage tbd. Visually, a/c appeared ok no injuries, no fire-minor damage. A/c pilot were not waiver/performer participant, only fly-by group attendee.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING/TAXIING PILOT STARTED A L/H TURN TO RAMP AND THE NOSE WHEEL'STUBULAR STRUT BROKE IN HALF. A/C FELL DOWN ON IT'S NOSE WITH ENGINE @ IDLE. WOODEN PROP STRUCK GOUND, OTHER DAMAGE TBD. VISUALLY, A/C APPEARED OK NO INJURIES, NO FIRE-MINOR DAMAGE. A/C PILOT WERE NOT WAIVER/PERFORMER PARTICIPANT, ONLY FLY-BY GROUP ATTENDEE.