| Crash location | 42.241666°N, 96.982223°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 | Wayne, NE
41.115561°N, 100.143459°W 180.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N996AZ |
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| Accident date | 21 Jun 2014 |
| Aircraft type | Zach Vans RV-6A |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot said that when he turned onto final approach for runway 13, he noticed two rows of round cornstalk bales in front of him and this became a distraction. The airplane touched down short of the runway and after rolling about 50 feet, the nose wheel hit a hole in the ground and the airplane nosed over.
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who went to the scene said the ground was soft from a previous rainfall. His examination of the airplane revealed the firewall was buckled.
The pilot became distracted and landed short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the hole in the ground.