# Accident 20210915015769A: Gordon Scot A RV-6A, Palouse, WA, September 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Airport: Palouse Wahington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8833° N, 117.0807° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8833&lon=-117.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3977G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3977G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gordon Scot A RV-6A (registry code 05629MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-scot-a-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GORDON SCOT A RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,212 total, 1 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210915015769A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT LANDING AT UNFAMILIAR RUNWAY TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED AIRPLANE RESULTING IN PROPOSING. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 WPR21LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA346), Sep 15, 2021: Gordon Scot A RV-6A (N3977G), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent 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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