# Accident 20010211003449A: Amtr RV6A, Immokalee, FL, February 11, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 11, 2001, 19:50 local time - Place: Immokalee, FL - Airport: Immokalee Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 26.1897° N, 81.7105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1897&lon=-81.7105&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6279E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6279E-2016-09-06) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Nourse Michael E RV-6A (registry code 056063B, https://openairdocs.org/model/nourse-michael-e-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 54 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA035) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010211003449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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^ ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ATL01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA035), Feb 12, 2001: Michael E. Nourse RV-6A (N6279E), Immokalee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, and his evaluation of the gusty wind conditions resulted in the collision with the terrain. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.