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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VANSRV6 · Springfield, CO · December 24, 2000

Date: December 24, 2000 · 16:35 local
Place: Springfield, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3891P
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01LA034
Reported as: Amtr VANSRV6

N3891PRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2003 · Barackman J D/Barackman Z A VANS ACFT RV-6S/N 23736 · Built 1998 Airframe modelBarackman J D/Barackman Z A VANS ACFT RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 24, 2000, at 1630 hours local, the pilot,privacy data omitted caught a right wing while attempting to land at Springfield airport in Springfield, Colorado. The a/c, N3891P, a vans RV-6 experimental sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, engine and prop. No injuries to the pilot and one passenger. Investigation of the flap assembly revealed the cause of the accident was attributed to a sheared aluminum tube flap rod. The owner/operator is going to submit an SDR report on this failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 2000, AT 1630 HOURS LOCAL, THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DAT^ CAUGHT A RIGHT WING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT IN SPRINGFIELD, COLORADO. THE A/C, N3891P, A VANS RV-6 EXPERIMENTAL SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, ENGINE AND PROP. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. INVESTIGATION OF THE FLAP ASSEMBLY REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A SHEARED ALUMINUM TUBE FLAP ROD.THE OWNER/OPERATOR IS GOING TO SUBMIT AN SDR REPORT ON THIS FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpringfield, COTotal failure of the right hand flap control rod due to construction procedures/directives not being followed by the builder.Dec 24, 2000 · Substantial damage