# Accident 20051015025369A: Amtr RV6A, Oceanside, CA, October 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2005, 14:11 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Oceanside Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2178° N, 117.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2178&lon=-117.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans Acft/Harmel Michael B RV6-A (registry code 05617K7, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-acft-harmel-michael-b-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 180 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 15, 2005, A VANS/HARMEL RV6, N221MH, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT OCEANSIDE (OKB) AIRPORT. WINDS WERE AT 30 DEGREES @ APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ACFT LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR, BOUNCED AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. ACFT THEN FLIPPED OVER. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE. ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX06CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA019), Oct 15, 2005: Harmel RV6A (N221MH), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-induced oscillations encountered on landing following the pilot's misjudged landing flare and premature release of elevator backpressure during touchdown.

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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