Van's RV6 N330RH

Summary

On 8 December 2023 at about 22:05 local time, a Van's RV6 registered N330RH was involved in an accident near Bremen, Indiana, 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

8 December 2023 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Bremen, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

41.4733, -86.1940

Aircraft

Van's RV6

Registration

N330RH

Category

Airplane

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plymouth → Bremen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN24LA103

Nobody was injured.

The collapse of the nose landing gear after it contacted soft terrain during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing on a grass runway when the nose landing gear encountered soft terrain and collapsed during the landing roll. The airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude with substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that the grass runway was softer than he anticipated, and that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.