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FAA accident report · Amtr RV6A · Tampa, FL · August 18, 2002

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Date
August 18, 2002 · 09:36 local
Place
Tampa, FL
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N747ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02LA153
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
127 total32 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N747ESRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2003 · Reviere Scott A VANS RV6AS/N 25321 · Built 2001Airframe modelReviere Scott A VANS RV6AEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.19) On August 18, 2002, about 0936 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt reviere vans RV6A, N747ES, operated and registered to an individual, impacted with a concrete wall of a dry dock at the port of Tampa, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The local personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The two commercial-rated pilots were fatally injured. There were no injuries to anyone on the ground. The flight had originated from the peter o'knight airport, Tampa, Florida, about 5 minutes before the accident. According to witnesses at the airport, the airplane departed to the south, and then turned back towards the airport. The airplane then flew northbound over the runway, about 50 feet above ground level. The pilot added full power to the engine and the airplane started to climb. The airplane was then seen in a steep climb, turned left, and spiraled nose low until impact. (-23) on 08/18/2002, at 09:36, a homebuilt RV-6A, N747ES, registered to it's builder scott a. reviere crashed into an empty drydock at the Tampa bay s hip building and repair company. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire, with both the PIC and a pilot passenger being fatally injured. The flight had just departed from the peter o. knight airport (tpf) at approximately 09:30.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON AUGUST 18, 2002, ABOUT 0936 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT REVIERE VANS RV6A, N747ES, OPERATED AND REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED WITH A CONCRETE WALL OF A DRY DOCK AT THE PORT OF TAMPA, TAMPA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE TWO COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA, ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH, AND THEN TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE THEN FLEW NORTHBOUND OVER THE RUNWAY, ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN SEEN IN A STEEP CLIMB, TURNED LEFT, AND SPIRALED NOSE LOW UNTIL IMPACT. (-23) ON 08/18/2002, AT 09:36, A HOMEBUILT RV-6A, N747ES, REGISTERED TO IT'S BUILDER SCOTT A. REVIERE CRASHED INTO AN EMPTY DRYDOCK AT THE TAMPA BAY S HIP BUILDING AND REPAIR COMPANY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE, WITH BOTH THE PIC AND A PILOT PASSENGER BEING FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM THE PETER O. KNIGHT AIRPORT (TPF) AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30.

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 MIA02LA153Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTampa, FLthe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, while maneuvering, and subsequent impact with a concrete wall. A factor in this accident was the impairment of the pilot in command due to the use of prescription…Aug 18, 2002 · Destroyed