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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mickler Larry J RV6-A · Bell, FL · October 11, 2016

Date: October 11, 2016 · 12:36 local
Place: Bell, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N686RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17CA013
Reported as: Mickler Larry J RV6-A
Reported engine: Mattituck TMX IO-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 591 total

N686RMRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Mickler Larry J RV6-AS/N 20686 · Built 2006 Airframe modelMickler Larry J RV6-A Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was landing the aircraft and tried to avoid a rough patch in the airfield. The aircraft bounced and pilot stated they saw blue sky. Then he pushed the elevator forward (maybe too much) and hit the prop, collapsing the nose gear and he woke up upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AND TRIED TO AVOID A ROUGH PATCH IN THE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PILOT STATED THEY SAW BLUE SKY. THEN HE PUSHED THE ELEVATOR FORWARD (MAYBE TOO MUCH) AND HIT THE PROP, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND HE WOKE UP UPSIDE DOWN.

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 ERA17CA013Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell, FLThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswinds, which resulted in a bounced landing and nose-over.Oct 11, 2016 · Substantial damage