31.8010° N, 81.4167° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midway, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 19, 2006 · 16:45 local
Place
Midway, GA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N525RV
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total14 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot attempted to land beyond halfway down a 2,378 ft grass strip, marginally bumpy, first attempt in this particular aircraft. Short gear caused nose wheel to repeatedly lift off ground. Brakes were applied causing nose to contact ground with enough force to bend gear aft causing aircraft to flip over nose.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BEYOND HALFWAY DOWN A 2,378 FT GRASS STRIP, MARGINALLY BUMPY, FIRST ATTEMPT IN THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT. SHORT GEAR CAUSED NOSE WHEEL TO REPEATEDLY LIFT OFF GROUND. BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING NOSE TO CONTACT GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BEND GEAR AFT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER NOSE.