# Accident 19990514005149A: Amtr RV6, Albuquerque, NM, May 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0595° N, 106.6210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0595&lon=-106.6210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107BB-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell R L / Mason P O RV6 (registry code 05608UP, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-r-l-mason-p-o-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990514005149A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 22 AND THE AUTO PILOT DID NOT DISCONNECT, THE ACFT YAWED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, DID A COMPLETE AILERON ROLL AT 50-100 FEET AGL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RWY, AND THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 22, AND THE WIND WAS 260 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS.  A WITNESS REPORTED THAT MOMENTS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND SHIFTED AROUND TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES.  THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY YAWED TO THE RIGHT 35 TO 45 DEGREES, AND HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND.  A PILOT FLYING A HELICOPTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE BEHIND THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE 'DUTCH ROLL' APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH BANK ANGLES OF APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 DEGREES.  THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO 'SNAP ROLL TO THE LEFT,' AND STALL/MUSH TO THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTING FIRST.

## 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 DEN99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA078), May 14, 1999: Bell/Mason RV-6 (N107BB), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons. Factors were the sudden wind shift and wind gusts weather condition.

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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