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FAA incident report · Nelson Joseph VANS RV6A · Greensboro, GA · June 17, 2011

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Date
June 17, 2011 · 16:49 local
Place
Greensboro, GA
Airport
Green County Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N776JN
Reported as
Nelson Joseph Vans RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,341 total13 in this make and model
N776JNRegistered now · Nelson Joseph VANS RV6AS/N 23785Airframe modelNelson Joseph VANS RV6AEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

-Per a conversation with the pilot-the pilot was concerned about a shimmy in the nose gear and was deliberately approaching to land at an airspeed that was slower than he usually used. In the flare, the aircraft descended to the ground more abruptly than he expected, impacted hard on the main wheels and the nose wheel struck the runway hard. The nose wheel, then, collapsed and the aircraft came to rest along the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

-PER A CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT-THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A SHIMMY IN THE NOSE GEAR AND WAS DELIBERATELY APPROACHING TO LAND AT AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS SLOWER THAN HE USUALLY USED. IN THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND MORE ABRUPTLY THAN HE EXPECTED, IMPACTED HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD. THE NOSE WHEEL, THEN, COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.