Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, after completing a local flight approximately 1 hour in duration, he returned for landing at his home airport. He then "attempted to land too fast and too high." The airplane bounced twice and veered off the side of the runway into the grass. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA10CA332 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 25, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Sewanne, Tennessee
- Nearest airport
- Franklin County (UOS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built RV6
- N-number
- N3856D
- 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.