NTSB Identification: CEN14CA348
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Wayne, NE
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/14/2014
Aircraft: ZACH VANS RV-6A, registration: N996AZ
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
When the airplane turned onto final approach for runway 13, the pilot noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over, buckling the firewall. The ground was soft from a previous rainfall.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.
The pilot said that when he turned onto final approach for runway 13, he noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over.
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who went to the scene said the ground was soft from a previous rainfall. His examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was buckled.
The Ercoupe Owners Club National Convention at Wayne Municipal Airport (KLCG), Nebraska June 19 -22, 2014.
At approximately 6pm Saturday night an Van's RV-6A was attempting a landing on the grass runway at the airport when it flipped.
Wayne Fire and rescue along with Providence Medical Center were called to the scene to help with extrication.
At least one individual was transported to Providence Medical Center in Wayne with what was believed to be just minor injuries.
No other details on the accident are known at this time.
Officers from the Wayne Police Department were also on the scene after the accident.
We reported earlier that an Ercoupe flipped while trying to land at the Wayne Airport. We have since learned that this was an RV-6A fixed wing single engine plane registered to Zach Propane in Wayne. The aircraft is listed as being built in 1999 and is classified as experimental. No other details are known at this time.
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