# Accident 20030609010819A: Amtr RV6A, Tea, SD, June 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tea, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4391° N, 96.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4391&lon=-96.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N160BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Braunschmidt Robert J RV6-A (registry code 05610M8, https://openairdocs.org/model/braunschmidt-robert-j-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609010819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 09, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CDST, N160BM, AN AMATEUR-BUILT RV6A, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NW OF TEA, SD. TIRE TRACKS INDICATED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN UNEVENTFUL FORCED LANDING IF THE NOSE WHEEL PANTS HAD NOT PLOWED INTO THE WET FIELD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CATAPULT APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS LANDING ON ITS CANOPY. NO INDICATION OF PROPELLER ROTATION COULD BE FOUND. IGNITION, CARBURETOR, FUEL AVAILABILITY, FUEL PUMP, ENGINE COMPRESSION, OIL, OIL FILTER WERE ALL CHECKED WITH NO APPARENT ABNORMALITY NOTED. THE ONLY THING NOTED WAS A METAR REPORT FOR SIOUX FALLS, SD (SEVEN MILES TO THE NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT) SHOWED TEMPERATURE AS 23C AND DEWPOINT AT 13C.

## 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 CHI03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA154), Jun 9, 2003: Braunschmidt RV-6A (N160BM), Tea, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered. Contributing factors to this accident were the crop and the collapse of the nose landing gear…

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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