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| Date: | Tuesday 19 November 2002 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Longview Fine Motor Cars, Inc. |
| Registration: | N94KT |
| MSN: | 22330 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 395 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belton, Missouri -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Topeka-Philip Billard Airport, KS (TOP/KTOP) |
| Belton, MO | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was damaged when it nosed over during landing on a private airstrip. The pilot reported that he landed normally, but the airpplane's nose landing gear dug into the turf runway and the airplane subsequently nosed over. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear tire was flat due to a nail puncture.
Probable Cause: The punctured nose landing gear tire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA026
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 06:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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