# Incident 20150523006689I: Harle Harold L RV-6, Mattoon, IL, May 23, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mattoon, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4779° N, 88.2800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLES COUNTY MEML (MTO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4779&lon=-88.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harle Harold L RV-6 (registry code 05608KX, https://openairdocs.org/model/harle-harold-l-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: HARLE HAROLD L RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 39 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523006689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING AT MATTOON, IL AIRPORT ON RWY 24, HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

PILOT FLIGHT REVIEW COMPLETED ON 05/30/2014.

TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT WAS COMPLETED ON 10/20/2014.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS QUANTIFIED AS MINOR

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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