# Accident 20020110001229A: Amtr RV6, San Jose, CA, January 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2002, 13:51 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3167° N, 121.8219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3167&lon=-121.8219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164DF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164DF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Farrand Donald VANS ACFT RV6A (registry code 0560435, https://openairdocs.org/model/farrand-donald-vans-acft-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020110001229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT ON RUNWAY 31L AS THE PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT TOO HIGH SPEED. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON.                                                                   (.19) ON JANUARY 10, 2002, AT 1345 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL FARRAND VANS RV6, N164DF, GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31L AT THE REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS. THE SIXTH LANDING WAS THE ACCIDENT LANDING. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE LANDING. HOWEVER, ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, HE CAME UP ON THE BRAKES AND THE "TAILWHEEL CAME AROUND ON HIM." THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND THE LEFT MA IN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA067), Jan 10, 2002: Farrand Vans RV6 (N164DF), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to sufficiently slow the airplane prior to exiting the runway, which lead to the left main landing gear collapsing and a subsequent ground loop.

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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