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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mckeage Christopher RV-6 · Pickens, SC · July 28, 2018

Date
July 28, 2018 · 11:30 local
Place
Pickens, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24CM
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA451
Reported as
Mckeage Christopher RV-6
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
752 total48 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Flight originated from ashville, NC and ended at Pickens, SC. Pilot stated that he had made a couple of landings and on the last, during the flare out that the aircraft felt as if it had hit something. He stated that it bounced to the right and then the left wing came down and made contact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ASHVILLE, NC AND ENDED AT PICKENS, SC. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A COUPLE OF LANDINGS AND ON THE LAST, DURING THE FLARE OUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT AS IF IT HAD HIT SOMETHING. HE STATED THAT IT BOUNCED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN THE LEFT WING CAME DOWN AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.