- Location: Mesquite, Nevada
- Accident Number: WPR24LA075
- Date & Time: January 12, 2024, 15:15 Local
- Registration: N630L
- Aircraft: Harmon Rocket II
- Aircraft Damage: Substantial
- Defining Event: Loss of control on ground
- Injuries: 1 Serious
- Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
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On January 12, 2024, about 1515 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Harmon Rocket II, N630L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Nevada. The pilotwas seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The day before the accident the airplane underwent maintenance on the brake system. The mechanic stated that after completing the maintenance, he advised the pilot to use caution during the first few brake applications to allow the system to wear in and recommended that the pilot perform at least three full-stop landings.
On the day of the accident, the mechanic reported that he and the pilot ate lunch together, after which he observed the pilot perform several brake checks before departing. A witness reported observing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on the landing roll. The airplane was to the right of the centerline and continued to veer right while the ground speed slowed. The airplane then pitched forward, and the propeller contacted the runway surface. The airplane continued to slide forward and exited the right side of the runway before it nosed over and came to rest inverted with the pilot's head against the pavement.
Following the impact, first responders found the pilot in cardiac arrest after a prolonged extrication. He was resuscitated and was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries, including neurological injury that made him unable to communicate any history of the event. No significant pre-impact medical event was specifically identified during his hospitalization. The pilot died over 30 days after the accident.
- Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of control on the landing roll, which led to the airplane coming to rest inverted.
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