20050918021329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6A · Glendo, WY · September 18, 2005

Date
September 18, 2005 · 12:30 local
Place
Glendo, WY
Airport
Thomas Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N985JS
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN05LA142
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
444 total348 in this make and model40 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) During a spot landing the nose wheel struck the runway causing the nose wheel to fail. The aircraft flipped on its top causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING A SPOT LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS TOP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.