# Accident 19990405020369A: Amtr RV6A, Cedar Creek, NC, April 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Creek, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0493° N, 78.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0493&lon=-78.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239RB-2000-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Patrissi Richard RV-6A (registry code 05606II, https://openairdocs.org/model/patrissi-richard-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 55 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405020369A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 5, 1999, ABOUT 1110 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL VANS RV-6A AIRPLANE, N239RV, NOSED OVER WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING NEAR CEDAR CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AND CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT ARE UNKNOWN.  WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS DESTINATION, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS, AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY BELOW THE OVERCAST CLOUD LAYER.   AS THE CLOUD CONDITION WORSE, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A LARGE OPEN GRASS FIELD RATHER THAN CONTINUE FLYING ON TO HIS DESTINATION.  UPON TOUCHING DOWN ON THE SOFT GRASS FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (FROM .4) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF VISIBILITY DETERIORATED, AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT AN AIRPORT SHORT OF HIS DESTINATION. WHEN THE VISIBILITY WORSENED, THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. UPON LANDING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, THE TURF WAS SOFT, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA068), Apr 5, 1999: Vans RV-6A (N239RB), Cedar Creek, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The soft runway surface.

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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