rocketbob
Well Known Member
Last night a good friend of mine flipped his RV-6A on our airpark. I won't go into too many details right now until I gather up some more photos of the damage but its VERY easy to see what led up to the chain of events. Gene and his passenger are OK but suffered some substantial cuts while getting out. Airplane appears to be totaled.
I will say this: this 6A went together in my hangar and I have had MANY discussions with him about the nosegear, even after the mod. The design of the rod and fork are INADEQUATE, even with the new fork mod from Van's. I will go into that in more detail later. There is ample evidence here to support this position which I will provide.
Sorry for the grainy iPhone photo but it was getting dark.
I will say this: this 6A went together in my hangar and I have had MANY discussions with him about the nosegear, even after the mod. The design of the rod and fork are INADEQUATE, even with the new fork mod from Van's. I will go into that in more detail later. There is ample evidence here to support this position which I will provide.
Sorry for the grainy iPhone photo but it was getting dark.