- Date
- June 16, 2001, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Poseyville, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76MSShanklin RV-6A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20010616017109A
- Case key
- 52530
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Probable cause
the premature flare by the pilot.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The experimental homebuilt airplane, piloted by a student pilot, was substantially damaged during a hard landing when the airplane stalled approximately 6 feet agl and nosed over.
Factual narrative
On June 16, 2001, at 1130 central daylight time, a Shanklin RV6-A, N76MS, piloted by a student pilot, received substantial damage during landing when the airplane nosed over at the Ralph E. Koch Airport (61Y), Poseyville, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 student solo flight was not operating on a flight plan. The student pilot was seriously injured. The flight departed from the Daviess County Airport, Washington, Indiana, at 1100, en route to 61Y.
The pilot reported that he stalled the airplane approximately 6 feet agl during landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76MS
- Reported as
- Shanklin RV-6A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 60067
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-AIA, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul Hamilton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- DCY · Washington, IN
- Destination
- 61Y · Poseyville, IN
- Airport
- 61Y · Ralph E. Koch, runway 22, 4,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 145 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.