Robert J Jackson RV6-A N955BJ

Summary

On 27 May 2007 at about 15:00 local time, a Robert J Jackson RV6-A registered N955BJ was involved in an accident near Summerville, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 May 2007 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Summerville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Wyatt Airport (GA23)

Coordinates

34.5736, -85.3836

Aircraft

Robert J Jackson RV6-A

Registration

N955BJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wyatt Airport → Wyatt Airport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA085

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the landing flare, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the runway.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

According to a witness, the pilot was on his second attempt to land following a go-around. On the accident landing, the airplane was about 60 feet above the runway, and appeared to the witness to be slow and "mushy." The airplane subsequently stalled, hit the runway hard, bounced twice, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane by an aviation mechanic and an FAA inspector, disclosed no preaccident mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.