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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Kelley Patr VANS RV-6A · Flagstaff, AZ · March 26, 2010

Date
March 26, 2010 · 13:14 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N156PK
Reported as
Kelley Patr Vans RV-6A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
343 total98 in this make and model8 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.

After landing the aircraft the pilot stated a gust of wind picked up the aicraft during rollout. The aircraft then came down on the nose gear causing it to collapse. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE AICRAFT DURING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.