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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 2005 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N985JS |
| MSN: | 02465 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 340 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glendo, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Glendo, WY (76V) |
| Glendo, WY (76V) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he had flown to a community sponsored fly-in. He recalled making a normal landing, but that is all he remembered. Witnesses told him that during the landing roll, the nose gear failed and the airplane nosed over onto its canopy.
Probable Cause: failure of the nose gear during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05LA142
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 15:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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