What happened
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(-19)On February 11, 2001, at 1950 EST, a RV-6A, N6279E, an experimental airplane, collided with the ground during a hard landing at the Immokalee regional airport, in Immokalee, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot received serious injuries, and his passenger was not injured. The accident occurred during a landing at Immokalee, Florida. The flight departed Immokalee, Florida, at 1935 hours. According to the passenger, it was his first flight in the RV-6A experimental airplane. He reported after a "very hard landing" the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded off the left side of runway. The passenger also reported, that the airplane began to cartwheel after it skidded into the grass. (.4)on February 11, 2001, at 1950 EST, aprivacy data omittedRV-6A, N6279E, an experimental airplane, collided with the ground during a hard landing at the Immokalee regional airport, in Immokalee, Florida. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot received serious injuries, and his passenger was not injured. The flight departed Immokalee, Florida at 1935 hours. The pilot reported that upon landing the nose gear failed and buckled under the airframe. The nose then contacted the runway, the airplane slid into the grass, and nosed over. According to the passenger, it was his first flight in the RV-6A experimental airplane. He reported after a "very hard landing" the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. The passenger reported, that the airplane began to cartwheel after it skidded into the grass. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were: wind 140 degrees at 10 knots with gusts up to 24 knots. The pilot did not report any mechanical or component failure. The wreckage examination also did not reveal any mechanical problems with the airplane. The date and flight hours since the last airframe maintenance inspection was not determined. (-23) aircraft was landing at runway 09, at imm, when it made a hard landing. The passenger reported that on short final it seemed like the aircraft started dropping 10 to 15 feet at a time. The winds were recorded as being 150 degrees @ 8KTS/NO gusts at 1930Z and 150 degrees @ 10KTS/gusting to 17 KTS. Aircraft impacted runway and the nose landing gear wheel folded under, allowing the aircraft to ride on the wheel yoke assembly. There were no identifiable tire marks on the runway prior to the marks left by the nose landing gear. Two of the propeller blades struck the runway and departed the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway and after hitting a runway light assembly the nose pivoted and the aircraft flipped forward coming to rest upside down. An airport grounds keeper saw the cloud of dust and responded to the aircraft. The occupants asked the grounds keeper to lift the wing so they could exit the aircraft. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-19)ON FEBRUARY 11, 2001, AT 1950 EST, A RV-6A, N6279E, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A LANDING AT IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA, AT 1935 HOURS. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, IT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE RV-6A EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED AFTER A "VERY HARD LANDING" THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER ALSO REPORTED, THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CARTWHEEL AFTER IT SKIDDED INTO THE GRASS. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 11, 2001, AT 1950 EST, A^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^RV-6A, N6279E, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA AT 1935 HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND BUCKLED UNDER THE AIRFRAME. THE NOSE THEN CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO THE GRASS, AND NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, IT WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE RV-6A EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE. HE REPORTED AFTER A "VERY HARD LANDING" THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER REPORTED, THAT THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CARTWHEEL AFTER IT SKIDDED INTO THE GRASS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE: WIND 140 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 24 KNOTS. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THE WRECKAGE EXAMINATION ALSO DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE DATE AND FLIGHT HOURS SINCE THE LAST AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS NOT DETERMINED. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT RUNWAY 09, AT IMM, WHEN IT MADE A HARD LANDING. THE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT ON SHORT FINAL IT SEEMED LIKE THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DROPPING 10 TO 15 FEET AT A TIME. THE WINDS WERE RECORDED AS BEING 150 DEGREES @ 8KTS/NO GUSTS AT 1930Z AND 150 DEGREES @ 10KTS/GUSTING TO 17 KTS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL FOLDED UNDER, ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO RIDE ON THE WHEEL YOKE ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO IDENTIFIABLE TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE MARKS LEFT BY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. TWO OF THE PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND AFTER HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT ASSEMBLY THE NOSE PIVOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. AN AIRPORT GROUNDS KEEPER SAW THE CLOUD OF DUST AND RESPONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE OCCUPANTS ASKED THE GROUNDS KEEPER TO LIFT THE WING SO THEY COULD EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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