# Accident 20140621009399A: Zach Dave RV-6A, Wayne, NE, June 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wayne, NE
- Airport: Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2417° N, 96.9822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2417&lon=-96.9822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996AZ-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zach Dave RV-6A (registry code 05607KU, https://openairdocs.org/model/zach-dave-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZACH DAVE RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 760 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140621009399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DUE TO THE WIND DIRECTION HE OPTED TO LAND ON RWY 13, GRASS STRIP AT THE WAYNE, NE AIRPORT. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE GRASS STRIP RWY AND DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THE AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED THE GRASS AREA WAS SOFT AND MUDDY. ON LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK IN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS TOP.

## 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 CEN14CA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA348), Jun 21, 2014: Zach Vans RV-6A (N996AZ), Wayne, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.

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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