RV6A - Final Report - N256GD

[A2022]

well, it seems he hit a divot in the grass, which caused part of the landing gear to collapse, likely the nose wheel. The small nose wheel isn't meant for grass; otherwise, it would look quite different. But they keep trying—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/459469

Narrative: The aircraft was landing on a grass strip when it hit a divot causing the gear to collapse.

[A2022]

RV6A - Final Report - N256GD

well, there you go. not a "swell" way to end a flight.

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 195441/pdf

The pilot landed the airplane on a grass runway and during the landing roll, he hit a known “swell” in the runway surface resulting in a bounce. During the subsequent touchdown the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage and an engine mount was broken. The pilot reported there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
A nose landing gear collapse following a bounced landing.