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Incident · Substantial damage
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FAA incident report · Amtr CH601HDS · Morrilton, AR · October 31, 2002

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Date
October 31, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place
Morrilton, AR
Airport
Petit Jean Park
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N64041
Reported as
Amtr CH601HDS
Reported engine
Continental O200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N64041Registration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Ayres Jimmy L CH601HDSS/N 6-3010 · Built 2000Airframe modelAyres Jimmy L CH601HDSEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 31, 2002 at approximately 11:00 hours, N64041, experimental ayers RV-6 was substantially damaged resulting from a ground incident. The pilot in command began a cross-country flight from west monroe, la enroute to clarksville, AR. In the vicinity of the Petit Jean state park airport, Morrilton ar, the pilot in command elected, for personal reasons, to land. Upon reentering the aircraft for departure, the aircraft refused to re-start. After approximately three attempts, the pilot realized a fuel flooded scenario existed. The pilot elected to remedy the flooded defect by manually cycling the engine. The pilot, thinking he had placed the magnetos in the off position, began manually rotating the engine via the propeller. The engine started, the aircraft pitched forward knocking the pilot to the ground and rolling over him. The aircraft, under it's own power, began travelling in an easterly direction. The course took the aircraft across the active runway continuing in a easterly direction. The travel ended when the aircraft impacted the security fence and tree line located to the east of the active runway. The weather was VFR. No flight plan was on file.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 HOURS, N64041, EXPERIMENTAL AYERS RV-6 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED RESULTING FROM A GROUND INCIDENT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND BEGAN A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM WEST MONROE, LA ENROUTE TO CLARKSVILLE, AR. IN THE VICINITY OF THE PETIT JEAN STATE PARK AIRPORT, MORRILTON AR, THE PILOT IN COMMAND ELECTED, FOR PERSONAL REASONS, TO LAND. UPON REENTERING THE AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT REFUSED TO RE-START. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE ATTEMPTS, THE PILOT REALIZED A FUEL FLOODED SCENARIO EXISTED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO REMEDY THE FLOODED DEFECT BY MANUALLY CYCLING THE ENGINE. THE PILOT, THINKING HE HAD PLACED THE MAGNETOS IN THE OFF POSITION, BEGAN MANUALLY ROTATING THE ENGINE VIA THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE STARTED, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD KNOCKING THE PILOT TO THE GROUND AND ROLLING OVER HIM. THE AIRCRAFT, UNDER IT'S OWN POWER, BEGAN TRAVELLING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE COURSE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT ACROSS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY CONTINUING IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE TRAVEL ENDED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SECURITY FENCE AND TREE LINE LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS VFR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.