Zach Vans RV-6A N996AZ
21 June 2014 · Wayne, Nebraska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 June 2014 at about 22:30 local time, a Zach Vans RV-6A registered N996AZ, operated by Zach Propane Service, Inc, was involved in an accident near Wayne, Nebraska, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wayne, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wayne Muni/Stan Morris Field (KLCG)
- Coordinates
- 42.2417, -96.9822
- Aircraft
- Zach Vans RV-6A
- Registration
- N996AZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Zach Propane Service, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tea → Wayne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA348
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
When the airplane turned onto final approach for runway 13, the pilot noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over, buckling the firewall. The ground was soft from a previous rainfall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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