# Accident 20001011015909A: Amtr RV6, St Paul, MN, October 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9907° N, 92.9006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9907&lon=-92.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011015909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT'S RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BROKE OFF CONTROL TUBE CAUSING PILOT TO ADD FULL LEFT RUDDER. LEFT WINGTIP HIT RUNWAY CAUSING A/C TO CARTWHEEL. A/C CAME TO REST APPROX. 75' SE OF RUNWAY 22 IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. PILOT RECEIVED SMALL BUMP ON HIS HEAD. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES. PILOT WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF A/C. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PILOT'S RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL HAD BROKEN AT THE WELDS CONNECTING IT TO THE RUDDER CONTROL TUBE.

## 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 CHI01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA008), Oct 11, 2000: Walton RV-6 (N796W), Saint Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The rudder tube failure, and aircraft control not possible during the flare by the pilot. A factor was the service bulletin not being complied with by the mechanic during the condition inspection.

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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