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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV6A · Ft Myers, FL · October 15, 2003

Date: October 15, 2003 · 14:27 local
Place: Ft Myers, FL
Airport: Page Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N710WL
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04CA003
Reported as: Amtr RV6A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,275 total7 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N710WLRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2006 · Lair William F RV6AS/N 21016 Airframe modelLair William F RV6A

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What happened

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(-23) On October 15, 2003, at 1427 EDT, an RV-6A experimental, N710WL, registered to florence t. morris, trustee, and richard a. morris, trustee, impacted the runway due to the nose landing gear collapsing while landing at Page Field (fmy), fort Myers, Florida, while on a personal flight. There was no flight plan filed for this flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the commercially rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from fmy on October 15, 2003 at approximately 1300 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2003, AT 1427 EDT, AN RV-6A EXPERIMENTAL, N710WL, REGISTERED TO FLORENCE T. MORRIS, TRUSTEE, AND RICHARD A. MORRIS, TRUSTEE, IMPACTED THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING WHILE LANDING AT PAGE FIELD (FMY), FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FMY ON OCTOBER 15, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA04CA003Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Myers, FLThe pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.Oct 15, 2003 · Substantial damage