# Accident 19990613046019A: Amtr RV6, Jeannette, PA, June 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1999, 16:42 local time
- Place: Jeannette, PA
- Airport: Boquet Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3299° N, 79.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3299&lon=-79.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81081, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81081-2002-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flaherty W/Morcheid L RV-6 (registry code 05628D3, https://openairdocs.org/model/flaherty-w-morcheid-l-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613046019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED: HE WAS SIMULATING PROFICIENCY EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PASSENGER ON BOARD WAS ALSO A PRIVATE PILOT.  N81081 OVERFLEW 5G8 AT TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO FLIGHT IDLE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED TO RUNWAY 20. TERRAIN DROPS OFF RAPIDLY ON BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY EDGE, BOUNCED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP 123 FEET FROM THE END OF THE LANDING RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT WING.

## 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 NYC99LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA143), Jun 13, 1999: Flaherty RV-6 (N81081), Jeannette, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command misjudged altitude during a simulated forced landing.

## Other reports on N81081 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970629022779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970629022779I), Jun 29, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N81081), Mount Pleasant, PA, Minor damage. Wind and downdraft uncorrected cause hard landing.

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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