# Incident 20040601009109I: Amtr RV6A, Arlington, WA, June 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARLINGTON MUNI (AWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hutton William/Hutton Joanne RV-6A (registry code 05612GL, https://openairdocs.org/model/hutton-william-hutton-joanne-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040601009109I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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