# Accident 19930911035899A: Amtr RV6, Mesa, AZ, September 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1993, 09:27 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4290° N, 111.7104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4290&lon=-111.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45FD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 28 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911035899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEVELED OFF AT 6 FEET ON LANDING. FAILED CORRECTIVE ACTION. LEFT WING DROPPED AND HIT RUNWAY. COLLAPSED GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA355), Sep 11, 1993: Alfred F. Dibernardino RV-6A (N45FD), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the landing airspeed. The inadvertent stall was a factor related to this accident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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