# Accident 20031015032389A: Amtr RV6A, Ft Myers, FL, October 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2003, 14:27 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5600° N, 81.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5600&lon=-81.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710WL-2006-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lair William F RV6A (registry code 05602BN, https://openairdocs.org/model/lair-william-f-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015032389A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA04CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA003), Oct 15, 2003: William F. Lair RV-6A (N710WL), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

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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