# Accident 20041103029339A: Amtr VANSRV6A, Weirsdale, FL, November 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2004, 12:20 local time
- Place: Weirsdale, FL
- Airport: Love Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9489° N, 81.8931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9489&lon=-81.8931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955DC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041103029339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WHEN THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SURFACE CREATING A TRENCH APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET LONG. AS THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SURFACE THE PROPELLER SPINNER CONTACTED THE SURFACE, AS DID THE LEFT WING. THE COMBINATION OF THE PROP SPINNER AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE SURFACE BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE REMAINING FORWARD INERTIA CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP TAIL OVER NOSE DIAGONALLY TO THE LEFT WING BECOMING AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED, CRUSHING THE CANOPY.

## 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 MIA05LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA021), Nov 3, 2004: J.D. Calhoun Vans Acft RV6A (N955DC), Weirsdale, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons, resulting in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll, and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with known deficiencies in…

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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