# Accident 20020619012559A: Amtr RV6A, El Paso, TX, June 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2002, 09:19 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8067° N, 106.3778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8067&lon=-106.3778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N799RQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799RQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quinn Rollie C RV6A (registry code 056118V, https://openairdocs.org/model/quinn-rollie-c-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020619012559A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 19, 2002, AT 0919 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A QUINN, RV-6A, EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N799RQ, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR THE EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EL PASO, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL TEST FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EL PASO AT 0857. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE AIRPLANE INVERTED AND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED. THE OUTBOARD 6-10 INCHES OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT WITH LEADING EDGE GOUGES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT FOR THE AIRPLANE. HE HAD CLIMBED THE AIRPLANE TO 7,000 FEET MSL, AND NOTED THAT THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATED OVER 240 DEGREES. A CHANGE IN THE MIXTURE AND POWER SETTINGS DID NOT AFFECT THE TEMPERATURE. THE EL PASO TOWER CONTROLLER WAS ADVISED, AND THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 26L. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT ADVISED THE CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY 26L, AND THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON ANY RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE OF ENGINE POWER. (-23) ON 06/19/02 AT 08:05 AM MDT, A VAN'S RV-6A (N799RQ) SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO ROLLIE C. QUINN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                    THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON RUNWAY 26L AT EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ELP), EL PASO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED EL PASO, TX, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, FOR ITS FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. MR. QUINN HOLDS AN U.S. PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE #454228418.

## 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 FTW02LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA185), Jun 19, 2002: Quinn RV-6A (N799RQ), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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