# Accident 20010831025049A: Amtr RV6A, Pagosa Springs, CO, August 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2683° N, 107.0597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2683&lon=-107.0597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199LH-2003-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hammond Laurence T RV-6A (registry code 056073Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/hammond-laurence-t-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010831025049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 19. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY DUE TO BRAKE APPLICATION OF LEFT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET FROM RUNWAY TO CONTACT WITH FENCE. IN DISCUSSION WITH PILOT ON 08/04/01, HE STATED THAT THE FIRE WALL WAS BENT IN THE PROCESS OF THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE WAS USING DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL WHEN AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO THE EAST SIDE. PILOT STATED HE WAS AT FULL THROTTLE DURING TAKE-OFF. TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID 70'S, FIELD ELEVATION IS 7648 FEET. PILOT STATED HE DID A FULL TAXI BACK FOR THE TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 19. THE RUNWAY IS 8500 FEET IN LENGTH. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 10,300 FEET (TEMPERATURE: 75F). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE LEFT THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE END.

## 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 DEN01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA155), Aug 31, 2001: Vans RV-6A (N199LH), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate airplane preflight inspection which led to the subsequent lateral control of the airplane on the ground not being possible. A contributing factor was the unavailability of…

## Other reports on N199LH (1)

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

- [Accident 20030624012549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030624012549A), Jun 24, 2003: Amtr RV6A (N199LH), La Junta, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was in the pattern at the La Junta Municipal Airport. Aircraft was apparently on a base to final turn when the aircraft went out of control and…

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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