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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr RV6 · Bay Minette, AL · September 16, 2002

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Date
September 16, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place
Bay Minette, AL
Airport
Bay Minette Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N440CM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02LA169
Reported as
Amtr RV6
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
397 total125 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N440CMRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2007 · Maxted Charles RV6S/N 20539 · Built 1996Airframe modelMaxted Charles RV6Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 September 16, 2002, about 1500 central daylight time, a homebuilt RV6, N440CM, registered to a private individual, experienced collapse of both main landing gears during an aborted takeoff from the Bay Minette Municipal Airport, Bay Minette, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that during a previous flight he recognized that the engine was running rough and he elected to land at the Bay Minette Municipal Airport. While there, he performed an engine run-up and the engine seemed to him to be "ok." He elected to depart and after liftoff, the engine began to run rough again. He aborted the takeoff and landed back on the runway. The airplane ran off the end of the runway and he intentionally ground looped the airplane to avoid a fence. Following recovery the engine was started on the airplane, but could only be operated to between 1,000 and 1,200 RPM due to damage to the engine mount. An FAA inspector reportedthat he performed a magneto check but could not detect a RPM decrease. Examination of the right magneto revealed that the points were not opening resulting in an inoperative magneto. (-23) pilot experienced rough running engine during cross country flight from sylacauga, AL. To ray e. ray airport. A precautionary landing was made at Bay Minette, AL. (1R8). The pilot ground the engine and found normal operations and attempted a take-off on runway 18 at (1R8). After becoming airbourne the engine began running rough, the pilot attempted to land back on the departing runway. The pilot ran out of runway and exited to the left side of the east end of runway 18. The aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries or fatalities was associated during this accident.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2002, ABOUT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A HOMEBUILT RV6, N440CM, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, EXPERIENCED COLLAPSE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM THE BAY MINETTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A PREVIOUS FLIGHT HE RECOGNIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND HE ELECTED TO LAND AT THE BAY MINETTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. WHILE THERE, HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO HIM TO BE "OK." HE ELECTED TO DEPART AND AFTER LIFTOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AGAIN. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HE INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID A FENCE. FOLLOWING RECOVERY THE ENGINE WAS STARTED ON THE AIRPLANE, BUT COULD ONLY BE OPERATED TO BETWEEN 1,000 AND 1,200 RPM DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT. AN FAA INSPECTOR REPORTEDTHAT HE PERFORMED A MAGNETO CHECK BUT COULD NOT DETECT A RPM DECREASE. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT MAGNETO REVEALED THAT THE POINTS WERE NOT OPENING RESULTING IN AN INOPERATIVE MAGNETO. (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM SYLACAUGA, AL. TO RAY E. RAY AIRPORT. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE AT BAY MINETTE, AL. (1R8). THE PILOT GROUND THE ENGINE AND FOUND NORMAL OPERATIONS AND ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT (1R8). AFTER BECOMING AIRBOURNE THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BACK ON THE DEPARTING RUNWAY. THE PILOT RAN OUT OF RUNWAY AND EXITED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EAST END OF RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WAS ASSOCIATED DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

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 MIA02LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBay Minette, ALThe intentional operation of the airplane with known deficiencies with the right magneto resulting in the partial loss of engine power during the initial climb.Sep 16, 2002 · Substantial damage