# Accident 19971125035789A: Amtr RV6, Omaha, NE, November 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eagle Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5405° N, 96.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5405&lon=-96.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hall Lee RV-6 (registry code 05620VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/hall-lee-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,890 total, 429 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125035789A

## Narrative

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

ACFT MADE UNITENDED LEFT TURN AFTER TAKEOFF,PILOT LOST CONTROL AND MADE HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY, BLAIR, NE. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, AS THE TAIL WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO 'FISHTAIL.'  WHEN THE PILOT MADE RUDDER CORRECTIONS, THE AIRPLANE'S DIRECTIONAL CONTROL GOT WORSE.  THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE ENTERING AN UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT HAVE 'POSITIVE RESPONSE' WHEN HE TURNED BACK PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO LAND.  THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TRACKED RIGHT AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING.  THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT THE AIRPLANE'S CONTROLS WOULD NOT RESPOND.  THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT NOSE DOWN SLIP APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S RUDDER CONTROLS REVEALED A FRACTURE OUTSIDE OF THE WELD ATTACHING THE BASE OF A T-SHAPED BAR BENEATH THE PILOT'S LEFT RUDDER PEDAL TO THE TORQUE TUBE CONNECTING THE LEFT RUDDER PEDALS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEATS. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE BROKEN PARTS REVEALED A FATIGUE CRACK ON THE TORQUE TUBE, ORIGINATING ON THE RE                                           AR OUTSIDE PORTION OF THE FRACTURE.

## 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 CHI98LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA047), Nov 25, 1997: Hall RV-6 (N36AH), Blair, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the torque tube outside of the weld and the fractured pilot's side left rudder pedal.

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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