Accident Van's RV-6A N72159,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295816
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 May 2003
Time:16:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic RV6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Van's RV-6A
Owner/operator:Longjev Ltd
Registration: N72159
MSN: 22362
Year of manufacture:2008
Total airframe hrs:300 hours
Engine model:Avco Lycoming O-320-A2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Backus, Minnesota -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Minneapolis-Flying Cloud Airport, MN (FCM/KFCM)
Destination airport:Backus, MN (7Y3)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The experimental amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage when it bounced and nosed over during landing. The pilot reported that the main landing gear touched down earlier than he had expected. The pilot stated that he recently became part owner in the accident aircraft. He accumulated a total time of 8.9 hours in the RV-6A model of aircraft, of which 4 hours were in the past 30 days.



Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI03LA137
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI03LA137

Revision history:

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