What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 01/13/2018, 1630 PST, N4163B, experimental amateur built vans RV-7A, piloted by the privacy data omitted private pilot, on a 14 CFR 91 flight landed at death valley Furnace Creek Airport (L06).
The pilot made a hard landing causing the nose gear to collapse and the aircraft flipped over upside down. The pilot and the one passenger were able to exit the aircraft suffering only very minor cuts and bruises. Damage to the aircraft was substantial involving the landing gear, engine cowling, engine, propellor, spinner, canopy and vertical stabilizer.
Death valley national park rangers responded and notified the NTSB and FAA.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/13/2018, 1630 PST, N4163B, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT VANS RV-7A, PILOTED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT, ON A 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT LANDED AT DEATH VALLEY FURNACE CREEK AIRPORT (L06).
THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERING ONLY VERY MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVING THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE, PROPELLOR, SPINNER, CANOPY AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK RANGERS RESPONDED AND NOTIFIED THE NTSB AND FAA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.