Burk RV-6A N526W
23 June 2007 · Laurel, Maryland, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2007 at about 16:30 local time, a Burk RV-6A registered N526W, operated by Matthew M. Jurotich, was involved in an accident near Laurel, Maryland, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laurel, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Suburban Airport (W18)
- Coordinates
- 39.0770, -76.8270
- Aircraft
- Burk RV-6A
- Registration
- N526W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Matthew M. Jurotich
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Laurel → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL07CA096
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing, which resulted in the airplane sliding off the runway and nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on runway 21 and stated that he was high and the airspeed was fast. The pilot raised the nose to bleed off airspeed and altitude was between 10 to 15 feet. The airplane stalled, the nose wheel collided with the runway, the airplane bounced, contacted the runway and started sliding. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, and nosed over inverted. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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