# Accident 20030101001309A: Amtr RV6A, Peachtree City, GA, January 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2003, 17:36 local time
- Place: Peachtree City, GA
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3511° N, 84.5639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3511&lon=-84.5639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559LJ-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Lonnie RV6A (registry code 05611JK, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-lonnie-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030101001309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2003, MR. FRANK SCHLEY ELDRIDGE (CERT NO 1565797) WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF AN RV6A AIRPLANE (N559LJ) ON A FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FROM WAYCROSS, GEORGIA (AYS) TO PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA (FFC). THERE WERE NO OTHER OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRPLANE. WHEN N559LJ WAS ABOUT 10-MILES SOUTHEAST OF FFC, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730EST (EASTERN STANDARD TIME), THE FLIGHT STATED ITS POSITION ON COMMON AIRPORT TRAFFIC FREQUENCY (CTAF), AND ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS GOING TO MAKE A LOCALIZER ASSISTED VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31. WHEN THE PIC REDUCED POWER TO BEGIN DESCENDING FROM ABOUT 2,500 FT. MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) FOR LANDING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY, AND IT STOPPED RUNNING A FEW SECONDS LATER. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. N559LJ DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1736EST, N559LJ CRASHED IN A LOW LYING WETLAND ABOUT 500 FT. SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 31. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE CRASH, AND THE PILOT INCURRED A 1-INCH CUT ON THE FOREHEAD. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED; OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO A BROKEN MASONRY SEWER CAP AND FLATTENED UNDERBRUSH AT THE CRASH SITE.

## 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 MIA03LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA035), Jan 1, 2003: Lonnie Johnson RV6A (N559LJ), Peachtree City, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to activate carburetor heat control during cruise flight after experiencing a loss of engine rpm, inadequate carburetor heat system by the builder, and the unsuitable 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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