Claypool RV-6A N428BC

Summary

On 27 March 2006 at about 21:00 local time, a Claypool RV-6A registered N428BC was involved in an accident near San Diego, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 March 2006 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomery field (MYF)

Coordinates

32.8156, -117.1394

Aircraft

Claypool RV-6A

Registration

N428BC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fresno → San Diego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06LA035

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing, the collapse of the nose landing gear, and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to perform a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo private pilot was landing on a hard surfaced runway at the conclusion of a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal cross-country flight in an experimental, amateur built airplane. He said during landing he overshot the final approach course, and in an attempt to salvage the landing, he forgot to put in the last notch of flaps. He said the airplane crossed the threshold too fast and would not slow down. He stated that the airplane landed hard, and then porpoised. On the third bounce, he said the nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. He said he should have gone around and reconfigured the airplane instead of attempting to land. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the airplane sustained structural damage to the nose gear, wings, and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.