Van's RV6A N5060

Summary

On 4 May 2022 at about 00:48 local time, a Van's RV6A registered N5060 was involved in an accident near Mankato, Minnesota, 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

4 May 2022 at 00:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Mankato Regional Airport (MKT)

Coordinates

44.2227, -93.9193

Aircraft

Van's RV6A

Registration

N5060

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Le Sueur → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA191

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a higher airspeed.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing the airplane slowed and, as the nosewheel touched down, the airplane abruptly lurched to the side. The airplane exited the runway surface, struck a berm, became airborne, and came to rest nose down near the airport perimeter fence. The firewall, left wing, and rudder sustained substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the flight controls and landing gear revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operations; the damage was consistent with impact and overload from the accident sequence. Based upon the ground scars and condition of the nose landing gear it is likely that the pilot landed the airplane with excessive speed and lost directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.