# Accident 20060313004099A: Amtr RV6A, Mooresville, NC, March 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Miller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6139° N, 80.7414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6139&lon=-80.7414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57ME-2007-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Newton E/Newton M NEWTON RV-6A (registry code 05611V2, https://openairdocs.org/model/newton-e-newton-m-newton-rv-6a) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060313004099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 13, 2006, AT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL RV-6A, N57ME, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AT MILLER AIRPARK IN MOORESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (NC30). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM MILLER AIRPORT (NC30) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. WITNESSES STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 36, IT LOOKED LIKE HE HIT A RABBIT WHICH CAUSED HIS NOSE WHEEL (FREE CASTERING) TO TURN SIDEWAYS. PIC STATED THAT HE SKIPPED SLIGHTLY ON TOUCH DOWN AND THAT THE NEXT TOUCH DOWN WAS NORMAL WITHOUT ANY BOUNCE. PIC ALSO STATED THAT THE NOSE WAS HELD OFF NORMALLY PER LANDING ON GRASS AND THEN LOWERED AS THE ROLLOUT CONTINUED. PIC STATED THAT AS THE ROLLOUT CONTINUED, THE NOSE STARTED TO DROP AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG SO DEEP IN THE GRASS THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED ON SITE IN MOORESVILLE, NC. THE FIRST SIGN OF GROUND SCARRING WAS 1000 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RWY 36. 3 FEET EAST OF THE GROUND SCARRING BEGINNING POINT WAS A 15 INCH LONG DEAD RABBIT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK WITH THE NOSE FACING SOUTH, 1180 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 36. THE PROP, NOSE WHEEL AND BOTH THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FLIGHT CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS WERE INSPECTED AND VERIFIED FOR CONTINUITY. ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ALSO VERIFIED. FUEL WAS VERIFIED BY LOOKING INTO TANKS. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OR REGISTRATION FOUND IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA052), Mar 13, 2006: E Newton Newton RV-6A (N57ME), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a nose over.

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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