Willerton VANS RV6A N6000Z

Summary

On 10 April 2012 at about 20:15 local time, a Willerton VANS RV6A registered N6000Z, operated by Kenneth Brown, was involved in an accident near Sequim, Washington, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

10 April 2012 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Sequim, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Blue Ribbon Airport (WN29)

Coordinates

48.1247, -123.2042

Aircraft

Willerton VANS RV6A

Registration

N6000Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kenneth Brown

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sequim → Sequim

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12LA174

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the climbing phase of the flight, both he and the flight instructor observed fuel leaking from the right wing fuel cap. The pilot made a precautionary landing at a nearby airport. During landing, the airplane landed hard and the propeller struck the ground, substantially damaging the airplane firewall. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the stopper-type fuel cap was locked; however, it was not properly secured in the filler port of the fuel tank. Yet, this would not have affected the landing. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.