# Accident 20010616017109A: Amtr RV6A, Poseyville, IN, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 11:30 local time
- Place: Poseyville, IN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1708° N, 87.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1708&lon=-87.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616017109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA172), Jun 16, 2001: Shanklin RV-6A (N76MS), Poseyville, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: the premature flare by the pilot.

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.

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