Steppling RV-6A N69RV
2 September 2008 · Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 2008 at about 19:20 local time, a Steppling RV-6A registered N69RV, operated by Mark Goodman, was involved in an accident near Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Garden Airport (N57)
- Coordinates
- 39.8303, -75.7697
- Aircraft
- Steppling RV-6A
- Registration
- N69RV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mark Goodman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toughkenamon → Toughkenamon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA301
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot of an amateur-built RV-6A, he experienced a "slight" crosswind from the right while on final approach to the 3,695-foot-long, 50-foot-wide asphalt runway. During the landing flare, the airplane unexpectedly "dropped" and impacted the runway. The airplane then bounced several times, and the nose landing gear collapsed during the last bounce. The airplane continued off the end of the runway and flipped over, resulting in substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds reported at the closest airport (13 miles to the southeast) at the time of the accident were variable at 3 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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