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| Date: | Sunday 27 July 1997 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N443MW |
| MSN: | 21057 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 416 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franktown, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Englewood, CO (APA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing roll, at a private grass air strip, a bump was encountered and the nose of the aircraft pitched down. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted causing damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was the uneven runway surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA283
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 1993 | N443MW | Private | 0 | Ridgeland, SC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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