# Accident 20220317003849A: Hartz Paul RV-6A, Lake City, FL, March 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Airport: Cannon Creek Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1507° N, 82.6610° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1507&lon=-82.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N447P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hartz Paul RV-6A (registry code 05617TW, https://openairdocs.org/model/hartz-paul-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARTZ PAUL RV-6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 29,808 total, 12 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220317003849A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 17, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED CANNON CREEK AIR PARK (15FL) ON RUNWAY 27 FOR A ROUTINE 30 MINUTE FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING A SERIES OF PERFORMANCE CHECKS, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO 15FL USING ACTIVE RUNWAY 27 FOR LANDING.

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING INITIAL LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR. HE STATED HE APPLIED POWER WITH BOUNCE RECOVERY TECHNIQUES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A SECOND TIME CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR FAIRING TO DRAG THE TURF WHICH LEAD TO THE SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING NOSE OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE SUSTAINED NO INJUSRIES AND WAS RELEASED FROTM THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY.

## 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 ERA22LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA164), Mar 17, 2022: Hartz Paul RV-6A (N447P), Lake City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in overload bending of the nose landing gear leg 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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