What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witnesses saw the aircraft with the propeller windmilling above the runway at midfield. The aircraft turned towards the runway, the nose pitched up, and the aircraft descended nose low impacting the ground right wing and nose low. The aircraft impacted the ground about 200 feet to the right of the runway centerline, and cart wheeled before coming to rest. The flight controls and fuel system was checked and found ok. The engine was removed from the crash site and will be examined in more detail at a later date. Item 13, total airframe time could not be determined. Item 31, hours in last 90 days and regulatory check ride could not be determined. (.19) on October 6, 2002, about 0905 central daylight time, an experimental amateur built golden RV6A, N609CG, registered to and operated by an individual, impacted the ground at the moton field municipal airport, Tuskegee, 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 destroyed. The private-rated pilot, and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight had originated from greenville, Alabama, about 0830. Witnesses s aw the airplane with the propeller windmilling above the runway at midfield. The airplane turned towards the runway, the nose pitched up, and the airplane descended nose low impacting the ground right wing and nose low. The airplane impacted the ground about 200 feet to the right of the runway centerline, and cart wheeled before coming to rest. Fuel was found in the airplane's fuel system. The airplane was equipped with a chevrolet 262 cubic inch V-6 engine. The engine is being removed from the crash site and will be examined in more detail at a later date.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESSES SAW THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING ABOVE THE RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED NOSE LOW IMPACTING THE GROUND RIGHT WING AND NOSE LOW. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 200 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND CART WHEELED BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FUEL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND FOUND OK. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE AND WILL BE EXAMINED IN MORE DETAIL AT A LATER DATE. ITEM 13, TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ITEM 31, HOURS IN LAST 90 DAYS AND REGULATORY CHECK RIDE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (.19) ON OCTOBER 6, 2002, ABOUT 0905 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GOLDEN RV6A, N609CG, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE MOTON FIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TUSKEGEE, 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 DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM GREENVILLE, ALABAMA, ABOUT 0830. WITNESSES S AW THE AIRPLANE WITH THE PROPELLER WINDMILLING ABOVE THE RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD. THE AIRPLANE TURNED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED NOSE LOW IMPACTING THE GROUND RIGHT WING AND NOSE LOW. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 200 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND CART WHEELED BEFORE COMING TO REST. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CHEVROLET 262 CUBIC INCH V-6 ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE AND WILL BE EXAMINED IN MORE DETAIL AT A LATER DATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.