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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV6A · Marion, IL · May 28, 2001

Date
May 28, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place
Marion, IL
Airport
Williamson County Regional
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99DJ
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
183 total7 in this make and model11 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.

(-23) On flare for landing on runway 02, the aircraft settled to the runway and the nose gear failed and bent under. The plane skidded down the runwayand veered to the left. As it left the runway the nose gear dug into the soft earth and stopped the motion. This incident is closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FLARE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 02, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND BENT UNDER. THE PLANE SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAYAND VEERED TO THE LEFT. AS IT LEFT THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT EARTH AND STOPPED THE MOTION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.