| Crash location | 38.076945°N, 76.827778°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Laurel, MD
39.099275°N, 76.848306°W 70.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N526W |
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| Accident date | 23 Jun 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Burk RV-6A |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot was landing on runway 21and stated he was high and the airspeed was fast. The pilot raised the nose to bleed off airspeed and altitude was between 10 to 15 feet. The airplane stalled, the nose wheel collided with the runway, the airplane bounced, contacted the runway and started sliding. The airplane departed the right side of the runway, and nosed over inverted. The pilot stated he did not experience any mechanical failure or malfunction with the airplane.
The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing, which resulted in the airplane sliding off the runway and nosing over.