# Accident 20150307002779A: Ahrens Gerd H RV-6, Pratt, KS, March 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2015, 15:45 local time
- Place: Pratt, KS
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6117° N, 98.6192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6117&lon=-98.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4074V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4074V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ahrens Gerd H RV-6 (registry code 05625EV, https://openairdocs.org/model/ahrens-gerd-h-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AHRENS GERD H RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307002779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN15FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA163), Mar 7, 2015: Ahrens Gerd H RV 6 (N4074V), Pratt, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A hard landing, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of directional control and the airplane’s subsequent nose-over.

## Other reports on N4074V (1)

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

- [Incident 20000517032369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000517032369I), May 17, 2000: Amtr RV6 (N4074V), Bayse, VA, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot landed long at a high airspeed. Lost control during landing. Aircraft went over on its nose, damaging propeller and wingtip.

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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