What happened
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(-23) On April 22, 2003, at 2020 central daylight time, an experimental amatuer built model van, RV-6A, sustained substantial damage during a night landing at Thompson field (1TA7), Canton Texas. During the landing flare the aircraft touched down to the left of the unlighted hard surface runway, the nose gear dug into the soft, wet soil on impact causing the aircraft to flip over on it's back. The commercial rated pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 flight. Investigation closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2003, AT 2020 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT MODEL VAN, RV-6A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A NIGHT LANDING AT THOMPSON FIELD (1TA7), CANTON TEXAS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE UNLIGHTED HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT, WET SOIL ON IMPACT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON IT'S BACK. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
NTSB investigation
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