Shea VANS RV6A N985JS
18 September 2005 · Glendo, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2005 at about 18:30 local time, a Shea VANS RV6A registered N985JS was involved in an accident near Glendo, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glendo, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Thomas memorial Airport (76V)
- Coordinates
- 42.5189, -105.0189
- Aircraft
- Shea VANS RV6A
- Registration
- N985JS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Air Race/Show
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendo → Glendo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN05LA142
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
failure of the nose gear during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he had flown to a community sponsored fly-in. He recalled making a normal landing, but that is all he remembered. Witnesses told him that during the landing roll, the nose gear failed and the airplane nosed over onto its canopy.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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