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| Date: | Friday 8 December 2023 |
| Time: | 18:05 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N330RH |
| MSN: | 20376 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bremen, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth, IN (C65) |
| Bremen, IN (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing on a grass runway when the nose landing gear encountered soft terrain and collapsed during the landing roll. The airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude with substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that the grass runway was softer than he anticipated, and that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The collapse of the nose landing gear after it contacted soft terrain during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN24LA103
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 20:11 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jul-2024 08:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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