Bass RV-6A N596JB

Summary

On 4 August 2007 at about 13:00 local time, a Bass RV-6A registered N596JB was involved in an accident near Harrisonburg, Virginia, 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.

Date

4 August 2007 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip (NONE)

Coordinates

38.4833, -78.8833

Aircraft

Bass RV-6A

Registration

N596JB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesboro → Harrisonburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07LA191

Nobody was injured.

The limited fork-to-ground clearance provided by the nose gear design. Contributing to the accident was the uneven turf/dirt surface of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the RV-6A flew from his home airport to a private turf strip. The flight and initial portion of the landing were uneventful. During the latter part of the landing rollout the nose gear fork caught in a rut, the strut deformed, and the airplane nosed over onto its back. Two years prior to the accident, the kit manufacturer re-designed the nose gear for this airplane in an effort to reduce susceptibility to noseover events. The accident airplane was not equipped with the new-design nose gear leg and fork.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.