What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting to land on runway 11 at Willow Island airport (58KY), a private airstrip, on 11/4/2024 at aproximately 1440 EST. A vans RV6A experimental aircraft, sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated by the owner, who is a private pilot.
The pilot stated during the landing roll, he hit a bump in the grass runway that traversed the width of the runway and became airborne and stalled before he impacted the ground. During the accident, the nose gear collapsed when it hit the ground first, which caused the propellor to impact the ground and the aircraft came to a stop. The pilot stated he was not injured, and he was the sole occupant. There was no post-impact fire or damage to other property. The pilot said the bump in the runway is a known problem but is hard to judge from the flare and that most landings were done on the opposite runway when wind was not a big factor.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11 AT WILLOW ISLAND AIRPORT (58KY), A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, ON 11/4/2024 AT APROXIMATELY 1440 EST. A VANS RV6A EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER, WHO IS A PRIVATE PILOT.
THE PILOT STATED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE HIT A BUMP IN THE GRASS RUNWAY THAT TRAVERSED THE WIDTH OF THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE AND STALLED BEFORE HE IMPACTED THE GROUND. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND FIRST, WHICH CAUSED THE PROPELLOR TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED, AND HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY. THE PILOT SAID THE BUMP IN THE RUNWAY IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT IS HARD TO JUDGE FROM THE FLARE AND THAT MOST LANDINGS WERE DONE ON THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY WHEN WIND WAS NOT A BIG FACTOR.
NTSB investigation
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