20010616017109A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV6A · Poseyville, IN · June 16, 2001

Date
June 16, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place
Poseyville, IN
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N76MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA172
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

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(-23) On Saturday, June 16, 2001 about 11:30 CDT a student pilot lost control of his RV6-A, N76MS, while attempting a solo landing on grass runway 22 at koch airport, Poseyville, IN. The aircraft bounced hard on landing, flipping over, nose for tail, causing substantial damage. Weather was VFR and no factor. The student pilot suffered a broken collar bone. (.19) on June 16, 2001, at 1130 central daylight time, a vans RV-6A, N76MA, piloted by a student pilot, received substantial damage during landing when the airplane nosed over at the ralph e. koch airport (61Y), Poseyville, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 student solo flight was not operating on a flight plan. The student pilot was seriously injured. The flight departed from the daviess county airport, Washington, Indiana, at 1100, en route to 61Y.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2001 ABOUT 11:30 CDT A STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS RV6-A, N76MS, WHILE ATTEMPTING A SOLO LANDING ON GRASS RUNWAY 22 AT KOCH AIRPORT, POSEYVILLE, IN. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ON LANDING, FLIPPING OVER, NOSE FOR TAIL, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FACTOR. THE STUDENT PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. (.19) ON JUNE 16, 2001, AT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV-6A, N76MA, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AT THE RALPH E. KOCH AIRPORT (61Y), POSEYVILLE, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE DAVIESS COUNTY AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, INDIANA, AT 1100, EN ROUTE TO 61Y.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.