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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ahrens Gerd H RV-6 · Pratt, KS · March 7, 2015

Date: March 7, 2015 · 15:45 local
Place: Pratt, KS
Airport: Private Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4074V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA163
Reported as: Ahrens Gerd H RV-6
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,110 in this make and model

N4074VRegistered now · Ahrens Gerd H RV-6S/N 1 · Built 1995 Airframe modelAhrens Gerd H RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft landed on grass strip to the right of center line. Aircraft's r/h main landing gear went into soft terrain then began to force the aircraft further off the runway resulting in loss of control. Eventually the prop hit the dirt (shredding 80% of the prop). Aircraft nosed into the dirt with enough energy causing the aircraft to flip over and crush the canopy.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRASS STRIP TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. AIRCRAFT'S R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT INTO SOFT TERRAIN THEN BEGAN TO FORCE THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER OFF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. EVENTUALLY THE PROP HIT THE DIRT (SHREDDING 80% OF THE PROP). AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO THE DIRT WITH ENOUGH ENERGY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CRUSH THE CANOPY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN15FA163Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPratt, KSA hard landing, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of directional control and the airplane’s subsequent nose-over.Mar 7, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4074V · 1

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

Incident 20000517032369IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bayse, VA(-23)Pilot landed long at a high airspeed. Lost control during landing. Aircraft went over on its nose, damaging propeller and wingtip.May 17, 2000 · Minor damage