# NTSB WPR19WA208: Vans RV6, Williams Creek, Australia, July 28, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 28, 2019, 05:37 local (05:37 UTC)
- Place: Williams Creek, Australia
- Coordinates: -28.906944, 136.34111
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-28.9069&lon=136.3411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR19WA208
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99985/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA208

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 28, 2019, at 0537 coordinated universal time, a Van's RV-6A , registration VH-ANU, experienced a collapse of the nose landing gear, nosed over and came to rest near William Creek, Southern Australia. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engines, the NTSB has designated a US accredited representative to assist the ATSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the ATSB: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 1 800 020 616 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 International: +61 2 6257 4150 https://www.atsb.gov.au/

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-ANU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV6 (A)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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