Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control while landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings when he turned too early onto the base leg of the traffic pattern and had to make a steep approach to the runway. Upon touchdown, the airplane porpoised several times, causing the nose gear to collapse. The airplane flipped over and departed the side of the runway, causing substantial damage.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11CA550 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 5, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Meadowlake Airport (KFLY)
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built RV6A
- N-number
- N675RE
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.