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FAA incident report · Amtr RV6 · Jackpot, NV · August 21, 1998

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Date
August 21, 1998 · 09:00 local
Place
Jackpot, NV
Airport
Jackpot Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N976DP
Reported as
Amtr RV6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
457 total52 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N976DPRegistered now · Pfeiffer Don RV6S/N 23808 · Built 1998Airframe modelPfeiffer Don RV6Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5) The pilot, donald l. pfeiffer, landed at Jackpot, NV., about 0900 local time, 08/21/98. The weather conditions at the time were 40 degrees and about 15 knot crosswind. The aircraft touched down then bounced into the air and banked left. The pilot leveled the wings and attempted to go around but came down on the edge of the runway. The aircraft left the runway and ground looped in soft dirt and grass. The right main gear leg was bent and the wheel fairings were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE PILOT, DONALD L. PFEIFFER, LANDED AT JACKPOT, NV., ABOUT 0900 LOCAL TIME, 08/21/98. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE 40 DEGREES AND ABOUT 15 KNOT CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THEN BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND BANKED LEFT. THE PILOT LEVELED THE WINGS AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT CAME DOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED IN SOFT DIRT AND GRASS. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG WAS BENT AND THE WHEEL FAIRINGS WERE DAMAGED.