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FAA incident report · Holland Robert L VANS RV-6 · Victorville, CA · April 4, 2025

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Date
April 4, 2025 · 12:25 local
Place
Victorville, CA
Airport
Southern California Logistics
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2015G
Reported as
Holland Robert L Vans RV-6
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,033 total
N2015GRegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2026 · Holland Robert L VANS RV-6S/N 25437 · Built 2002Airframe modelHolland Robert L VANS RV-6Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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

On April 04, 2025, the riverside FSDO received a notification of an incident involving an rv 6, experimental aircraft, privacy data omittedat socal Logistics airport (vcv), Victorville California. The aircraft made a hard landing short of runway O3 in gravel and sand and ended up on the nose of the aircraft with damage to the prop and landing gear no injuries reported. An inspector from the riverside FSDO reached out to the pilot on April 4 and a follow up call on April 08, 2025, to discuss the incident. The pilot stated that he had privacy data omitted the aircraft and was enroute from kingman airport (kigm) eventually to home base in Washington state. At approximately 12:25 at 13000 feet the propeller tip came off causing a sever vibration. The pilot turned towards Victorville, the closest airport with services and set up for a landing on runway three. On base turn the engine stopped and the pilot set up best glide for an emergency landing. The aircraft landed short of the runway in the approach area. Due to gusty winds and soft surface the aircraft ended up on the nose and 90 degrees to the side. Emergency crew responded right away including the airport manager and FBO manager. Neither the pilot nor privacy data omitted had notable injuries. The pilot privacy data omitted is awaiting the insurance report at this time. No further action is required with this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 04, 2025, THE RIVERSIDE FSDO RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN RV 6, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AT SOCAL LOGISTICS AIRPORT (VCV), VICTORVILLE CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY O3 IN GRAVEL AND SAND AND ENDED UP ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND LANDING GEAR NO INJURIES REPORTED. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE RIVERSIDE FSDO REACHED OUT TO THE PILOT ON APRIL 4 AND A FOLLOW UP CALL ON APRIL 08, 2025, TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ENROUTE FROM KINGMAN AIRPORT (KIGM) EVENTUALLY TO HOME BASE IN WASHINGTON STATE. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:25 AT 13000 FEET THE PROPELLER TIP CAME OFF CAUSING A SEVER VIBRATION. THE PILOT TURNED TOWARDS VICTORVILLE, THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WITH SERVICES AND SET UP FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY THREE. ON BASE TURN THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT SET UP BEST GLIDE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN THE APPROACH AREA. DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND SOFT SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON THE NOSE AND 90 DEGREES TO THE SIDE. EMERGENCY CREW RESPONDED RIGHT AWAY INCLUDING THE AIRPORT MANAGER AND FBO MANAGER. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NOTABLE INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS AWAITING THE INSURANCE REPORT AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION.