# Accident 20080902849789A: Steppl RV6A, Toughkenamon, PA, September 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Airport: New Garden
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8303° N, 75.7697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8303&lon=-75.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steppling William A RV-6A (registry code 056062H, https://openairdocs.org/model/steppling-william-a-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEPPL RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080902849789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRPLANE TOO HIGH.  THERE WAS A SLIGHT RIGHT CROSSWIND.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY TAIL FIRST AND EXTREMELY HARD.  THE NOSE COUNTERING THE TAIL STRIKE, HIT HARD AND BENT THE NOSEWHEEL.  STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST, THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND TURNED OVER NOSE FIRST.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

## 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 NYC08CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA301), Sep 2, 2008: Steppling RV-6A (N69RV), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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