Accident Van's RV-6A N45FD, Saturday 11 September 1993

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Date:	Saturday 11 September 1993
Time:	10:27 LT
Type:	Van's RV-6A
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N45FD
MSN:	20146
Total airframe hrs:	28 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-D1A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mesa, AZ - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN PERSONAL FLIGHT. ON THE FIRST APPROACH THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the landing airspeed. The inadvertent stall was a factor related to this accident.

Accident investigation: