# Accident 20120410006319A: Willerton Hazen Dennis VANS RV6A, Sequim, WA, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 13:25 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1247° N, 123.2042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1247&lon=-123.2042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6000Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6000Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Willerton Hazen Dennis VANS RV6A (registry code 056100U, https://openairdocs.org/model/willerton-hazen-dennis-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLERTON HAZEN DENNIS VANS RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410006319A

## Narrative

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

THIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL & BI-ANNUAL CHECKRIDE AND HAD DEPARTED THE SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT @ 1320 PDT. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 4000' WHEN FUEL WAS OBSERVED STREAMING OUT OF THE RIGHT HAND FUEL TANK CAP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY HAD THE BLUE RIBBON AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND ELECTED TO LAND THERE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAK. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AND AIRSPEED WAS AT 80 MPH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT RIGHT BEFORE THE FLARE.THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR12LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA174), Apr 10, 2012: Willerton Vans RV6A (N6000Z), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N6000Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20211222021919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211222021919A), Dec 22, 2021: Willerton Hazen Dennis VANS RV6A (N6000Z), Show Low, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Airman was performing a personal flight to give a family member flight in the aircraft. He left his home base in southern Utah to fly to Show Low, AZ. Airman…
- [Incident 20130321004289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130321004289I), Mar 21, 2013: Willerton Hazen Dennis VANS RV6A (N6000Z), West Jordan, UT, Minor damage. N6000Z was inbound to the U42 airport. N6000Z landed in a soccer field south of the U42 airport. Pilot stated he was on right base for runway 34. He stated…

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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