# Incident 20040430008269I: Amtr RV6A, Tucson, AZ, April 30, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2004, 13:13 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Page Douglas R RV-6A (registry code 05606QW, https://openairdocs.org/model/page-douglas-r-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 450 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430008269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2004 N971DP WAS LANDING AT RYAN TUCSON, AZ AIRPORT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING, A GUST OF WIND HIT HIM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DROP HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY.

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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