# Incident 20231016019619I: Bussell Jan Stanten RV6A, Reading, PA, October 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2023, 16:22 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Fie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3785° N, 75.9652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at READING RGNL/CARL A SPAATZ FLD (RDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3785&lon=-75.9652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bussell Jan Stanten RV6A (registry code 05606ON, https://openairdocs.org/model/bussell-jan-stanten-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BUSSELL JAN STANTEN RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 36 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231016019619I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO GARDEN CITY AIRPORT (N57), HE WAS APPROACHING THE RUNWAY AT A FASTER THAN NORMAL SPEED BECAUSE OF A CROSSWIND. AT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED VIOLENTLY. HE DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WENT AROUND, CONTACTED THE AIRPORT STAFF TO CHECK THE GEAR DURING A LOW APPROACH. DURING THIS APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE GEAR LYING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO TO THE READING AIRPORT (RDG) FOR A LONGER RUNWAY AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT THERE. THE PILOT LANDED AT READING (RDG) AIRPORT WITH JUST THE TWO MAIN GEAR AND NO NOSE GEAR AND SLID DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.

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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