Mickler Larry J RV6 A N686RM

Summary

On 11 October 2016 at about 17:36 local time, a Mickler Larry J RV6 A registered N686RM was involved in an accident near Bell, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 October 2016 at 17:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Bell, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Harness Farms (37FL)

Coordinates

29.7186, -82.8444

Aircraft

Mickler Larry J RV6 A

Registration

N686RM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bell → Bell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17CA013

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting crosswinds, which resulted in a bounced landing and nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner was landing at his home airport with a 60°, 10-knot crosswind that was gusting to 14 knots. The pilot stated the wind was "a little gusty" at the time and that the airplane was "right at stall speed" at touchdown. The airplane touched down on the right main landing gear (MLG) and then the left MLG before the pilot lowered the nose landing gear (NLG). He said that, when the NLG touched down, the airplane bounced into a very nose-high attitude, so he "pushed the nose over," and the propeller struck the ground, the airplane nosed over, and it then came to rest inverted. The pilot was seriously injured, and the airframe sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and vertical stabilizer. According to the pilot/owner, the performance and handling of the airplane on the day of the accident was "fine; you couldn't ask for a better airplane."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.