# Accident 20030422006989A: Amtr RV6A, Canton, TX, April 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2003, 20:20 local time
- Place: Canton, TX
- Airport: Thompson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6158° N, 95.8681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6158&lon=-95.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528DH-2004-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hackney Donald P VAN RV-6A (registry code 05610ZG, https://openairdocs.org/model/hackney-donald-p-van-rv-6a) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030422006989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2003, AT 2020 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER BUILT MODEL VAN, RV-6A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A NIGHT LANDING AT THOMPSON FIELD (1TA7), CANTON TEXAS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE UNLIGHTED HARD SURFACE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT, WET SOIL ON IMPACT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON IT'S BACK. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 FTW03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA139), Apr 23, 2003: Hackney Vans RV-6A (N528DH), Canton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare/touchdown. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.

## Other reports on N528DH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20031214034779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031214034779A), Dec 14, 2003: Amtr VANSRV6A (N528DH), Carthage, TX, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On December 14, 2003 at approx. 1300 CST, a hackney vans RV-6A single engine homebuilt airplane, N528DH, was substantially damaged following a loss of…

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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