Pilot Debrief

SWEDENER RANS S-6ES near Mullen, NE — 2013-09-10

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Date
2013-09-10
Location
Mullen, NE, USA
Airport
PVT
Aircraft
SWEDENER RANS S-6ES
Registration
N611WE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The gopher holes and soft terrain the airplane encountered, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot landed the airplane at a private airstrip where the airplane contacted gopher mounds and soft ground. The nose landing gear collapsed, the airplane nosed over, and it sustained substantial empennage damage. The pilot said that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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