Pilot Debrief

ZACH VANS RV-6A near Wayne, NE — 2014-06-21

Final reportCEN14CA348
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Date
2014-06-21
Location
Wayne, NE, USA
Airport
KLCG
Aircraft
ZACH VANS RV-6A
Registration
N996AZ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.

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.

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