What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 9, 2026, the pilot of a vans RV-6A, registration privacy data omitted, was conducting a flight from malone, NY, to Morrisville-Stowe State airport (mvl). During the initial touchdown on runway 01, the pilot reported the aircraft veered sharply to the left, accompanied by a sound consistent with a blown tire. The pilot added power and executed a go-around. During the second approach, the pilot aligned to the right of the centerline to compensate for anticipated directional control issues and successfully maintained the aircraft on the runway after landing. A post-flight inspection revealed a flat left main tire, a dent on the left wing flap and several dents on the underside of the left wing. Airport personnel confirmed a broken runway edge light on runway 01. The aircraft was towed from the runway. The pilot reported no tire anomalies during the pre-flight inspection and noted the left tire and tube were installed in may 2025.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 9, 2026, THE PILOT OF A VANS RV-6A, REGISTRATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT FROM MALONE, NY, TO MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE AIRPORT (MVL). DURING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 01, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, ACCOMPANIED BY A SOUND CONSISTENT WITH A BLOWN TIRE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE PILOT ALIGNED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE TO COMPENSATE FOR ANTICIPATED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ISSUES AND SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. A POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED A FLAT LEFT MAIN TIRE, A DENT ON THE LEFT WING FLAP AND SEVERAL DENTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING. AIRPORT PERSONNEL CONFIRMED A BROKEN RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT ON RUNWAY 01. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED NO TIRE ANOMALIES DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND NOTED THE LEFT TIRE AND TUBE WERE INSTALLED IN MAY 2025.