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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Verl Hebertson RANS S-6S · Grove, OK · October 23, 2024

Date
October 23, 2024 · 15:13 local
Place
Grove, OK
Airport
Grove Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N388WD
Reported as
Verl Hebertson Rans S-6S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total16 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/23/2024 at approximately 3:13 pm CST aircraft privacy data omitted was performing touch and go's on runway 36 at the Grove Municipal Airport (gmj). The aircraft had performed three touch and go's successfully. On the fourth attempt the aircraft began to porpoise causing a hard landing. The nose gear of the aircraft collapsed upon the pilot trying to re-land the aircraft. The nose wheel of the aircraft sheared off and the aircraft began to skid down runway leaving minor damage to the runway. It was at this time that the propeller struck the runway shearing one blade off completely and damaging the other two blades. The aircraft was prematurely removed from the runway before the FAA inspector in charge arrived. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear, propeller, and the windshield. Investigation of the incident disclosed that the last condition inspection of the aircraft was performed on 06/01/2017.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/23/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:13 PM CST AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 36 AT THE GROVE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GMJ). THE AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GO'S SUCCESSFULLY. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE CAUSING A HARD LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED UPON THE PILOT TRYING TO RE-LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID DOWN RUNWAY LEAVING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SHEARING ONE BLADE OFF COMPLETELY AND DAMAGING THE OTHER TWO BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREMATURELY REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE FAA INSPECTOR IN CHARGE ARRIVED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND THE WINDSHIELD. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT DISCLOSED THAT THE LAST CONDITION INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMED ON 06/01/2017.