# Accident 20210129003279A: Rivers Lindsey Lee VANS RV6A, O'Brien, FL, January 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2021, 14:50 local time
- Place: O'Brien, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0480° N, 82.9840° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0480&lon=-82.9840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9136R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9136R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rivers Lindsey Lee VANS RV6A (registry code 05610XG, https://openairdocs.org/model/rivers-lindsey-lee-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RIVERS LINDSEY LEE VANS RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210129003279A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FINALIZING DOWNWIND FOR FD71 WEST TO LAND ON 36 AND HE ENTERED FINAL WITH FLAPS EXTENDED AND HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS.  ON ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET WHEN HE HEARD A SCRAPING AND THUD NOISE.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CATAPULTED OVER RESTING ON THE CANOPY AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ERA21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA120), Jan 29, 2021: Rivers Lindsey Lee Vans RV6A (N9136R), O'Brien, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper soft field landing technique while landing on a turf runway, which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N9136R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020511013439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020511013439I), May 11, 2002: Amtr RV6A (N9136R), Pomona Park, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated while on final approach for Landing he was flying over trees when he encountered windshear. Pilot made a hard Landing causing nose gear to…

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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