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| Date: | Sunday 9 December 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N61AZ |
| MSN: | 20150 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 96 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Comfort, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sonora, TX (E2D) |
| Comfort, TX (1T5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Following a bounced initial touchdown, the nose landing gear collapsed during the second touchdown. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. According to the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the nose landing gear strut failed "due to an excessive aft-ward force occurring on final touchdown location."
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA050
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 15:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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