20040601009109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-6A · Arlington, WA · June 1, 2004

Date
June 1, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N653RV
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total10 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 1, 2004, at about 1530 PDT, a hutton RV-6A, suffered a hard landing onto runway 16 at Arlington, Washington, causing minor damage to the aircraft. The private pilot was not injured. The pilot stated that while on final an aircraft had entered the runway for takeoff and he became distracted. The pilot was anticipating a go-around. The pilot landed hard and bounced two times before coming to rest. During the landing, the nose gear tire deflated with the nose gear folding under the aircraft. The propeller struck the ground at some point during the landing phase causing it to curl.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 1, 2004, AT ABOUT 1530 PDT, A HUTTON RV-6A, SUFFERED A HARD LANDING ONTO RUNWAY 16 AT ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL AN AIRCRAFT HAD ENTERED THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND HE BECAME DISTRACTED. THE PILOT WAS ANTICIPATING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED TWO TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST. DURING THE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR TIRE DEFLATED WITH THE NOSE GEAR FOLDING UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AT SOME POINT DURING THE LANDING PHASE CAUSING IT TO CURL.