20220624009869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ramon Barrera JR RV-6A · Fredericksburg, TX · June 24, 2022

Date
June 24, 2022 · 11:06 local
Place
Fredericksburg, TX
Airport
Gillespie County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N755DB
Reported as
Ramon Barrera JR RV-6A
Reported engine
Lycoming YO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total

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.

On June 24, 2022 at approximately 1106 local, aircraft privacy data omittedexperienced a hard landing at Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg, Texas. The aircraft is an amateur built on phase 1 flight-testing with a total time of 36 hours. The VFR flight originated from kestrel airpark (1T7) where two take offs and landings were accomplished prior to departure. The first solo flight was accomplished the day prior to the incident. During the landing on runway L4, the aircraft bounce a few feet and settled hard causing the nose gear to bend backwards, and the propeller to strike the runway. There was also minor damage to the lower side of the fiberglass cowling. The aircraft came to rest on the right edge of the runway. The private pilot was the only person on board the aircraft and received no injuries. The weather was VFR with 10 miles visibility and winds app. 2 or 3 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 24, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1106 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT (T82) IN FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS AN AMATEUR BUILT ON PHASE 1 FLIGHT-TESTING WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 36 HOURS. THE VFR FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KESTREL AIRPARK (1T7) WHERE TWO TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS WERE ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED THE DAY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY L4, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE A FEW FEET AND SETTLED HARD CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO BEND BACKWARDS, AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS ALSO MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FIBERGLASS COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND WINDS APP. 2 OR 3 KNOTS.