# Accident 20161011018509A: Mickler Larry J RV6-A, Bell, FL, October 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2016, 12:36 local time
- Place: Bell, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7186° N, 82.8444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7186&lon=-82.8444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N686RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686RM-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mickler Larry J RV6-A (registry code 05620B0, https://openairdocs.org/model/mickler-larry-j-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MICKLER LARRY J RV6-A
- Reported engine: MATTITUCK TMX IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161011018509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA013), Oct 11, 2016: Mickler Larry J RV6 A (N686RM), Bell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswinds, which resulted in a bounced landing and nose-over.

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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