# Accident 20010712016429A: Amtr RV6, Houston, TX, July 12, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 12, 2001, 15:10 local time - Place: Houston, TX - Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.0606° N, 95.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0606&lon=-95.3807&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6GY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6GY-2018-05-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Young Gregory RV-6 (registry code 05608I8, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-gregory-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR RV6 - Reported engine: LYC O360A1A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,246 total, 3 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA164) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010712016429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 12, 2001, AT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A YOUNG RV-6 HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N6GY, WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLWOING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT NEAR SPRING, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT/BUILDER. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 TEST FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT, AT 1429. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ENTERED A RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 17R, AND WHEN HE TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMP, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN "ROUGH". HE TURNED THE FUEL PUMP OFF AND TRIED LEANING THE MIXTURE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN "ROUGH." HE THEN TURNED THE FUEL PUMP ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. WHILE TURNING FROM THE BASE TO FINAL, APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A TRAILER COURT. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF TRAILERS, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THIS WAS THE AIRPLANE 'S INITIAL FLIGHT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE, BY THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT THE ONE PIECE WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS TORN OPEN. (.4) ON JULY 12, 2001, AT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A YOUNG RV-6 HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N6GY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A TREE AND HOUSE TRAILER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT NEAR SPRING, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT/BUILDER. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 TEST FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT AT 1429. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE FOLLOWING ITS CERTIFICATION ON JULY 11, 2001. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE RETURNING FROM THE AIRPLANE'S MAIDEN FLIGHT, ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET MSL, HE TURNED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ON FOR LANDING, AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN "ROUGH." HE THEN TURNED THE FUEL PUMP OFF AND THE ENGINE "SMOOTHED OUT." HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON, HE COULD LEAN THE MIXTURE AND GET THE ENGINE TO "SMOOTH OUT." AFTER TRYING SEVERAL COMBINATIONS OF FUEL PUMP AND MIXTURE SETTINGS, THE PILOT THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTH AND PLANNED FOR A TIGHT PATTERN, HIGH SPEED APPROACH, WITH THE MIXTURE FULL RICH AND THE FUEL PUMP OFF. WHILE ON BASE FOR RUNWAY 17R, AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE SETTLING FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS "DEAD AND JUST WIND MILLING." HE WENT THROUGH A "QUICK RESTART," AND AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A NEARBY TRAILER PARK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF HOUSE TRAILERS, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH THE LEFT WING AGAINST A HOUSE TRAILER. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT THE ONE PIECE WING WAS PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE WAS TORN OPEN. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE EN GINE AND FUEL SYSTEM DID NOT REVEAL THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ## 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 FTW01LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA164), Jul 12, 2001: Young RV-6 (N6GY), Spring, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the landing approach. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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