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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rocky Mountain Kitplanes S-6S · Holly Grove, AR · June 23, 2026

Date
June 23, 2026 · 15:45 local
Place
Holly Grove, AR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N164GR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA232
Reported as
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes S-6S
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
315 total28 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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.

Pilot states he was on final to private grass strip for landing, when he touched down with too much downward force on nose wheel causing nose wheel to dig into the soft field (grass runway) callapsing the nose gear and flipping the plane upsidedown where it came to rest, pilot exited the aircraft, no injuries except a 4" scratch on left lower front of leg, (chin).

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES HE WAS ON FINAL TO PRIVATE GRASS STRIP FOR LANDING, WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH TOO MUCH DOWNWARD FORCE ON NOSE WHEEL CAUSING NOSE WHEEL TO DIG INTO THE SOFT FIELD (GRASS RUNWAY) CALLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPING THE PLANE UPSIDEDOWN WHERE IT CAME TO REST, PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES EXCEPT A 4" SCRATCH ON LEFT LOWER FRONT OF LEG, (CHIN).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.