Accident Van's RV-6 N3856D, Friday 25 June 2010

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Date:	Friday 25 June 2010
Time:	14:00 LT
Type:	Van's RV-6
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N3856D
MSN:	23160
Total airframe hrs:	7 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sewanne, Tennessee - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Sewanee-Franklin County Airport, TN (UOS/KUOS)
Destination airport:	Sewanee-Franklin County Airport, TN (UOS/KUOS)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
According to the pilot, after completing a local flight approximately 1 hour in duration, he returned for landing at his home airport. He then "attempted to land too fast and too high." The airplane bounced twice and veered off the side of the runway into the grass. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Accident investigation: