Probable cause
The collapse of the nose landing gear after it contacted soft terrain during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN24LA103 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 8, 2023
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bremen, Indiana
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip (PVT)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Dusk
Amateur-built RV6
- N-number
- N330RH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2022
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
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.