# Accident 20021006028669A: Amtr RV6A, Tuskegee, AL, October 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2002, 09:05 local time
- Place: Tuskegee, AL
- Airport: Tuskegee Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4603° N, 85.6800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4603&lon=-85.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N609CG-2003-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golden Charles T RV6A (registry code 05603JD, https://openairdocs.org/model/golden-charles-t-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021006028669A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA002), Oct 6, 2002: Golden RV6A (N609CG), Tuskegee, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.

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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