# Accident 20030611018109A: Amtr RV6A, Brunswick, GA, June 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2003, 12:42 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1517° N, 81.3939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1517&lon=-81.3939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayers Steven D RV-6A (registry code 05608QL, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayers-steven-d-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 76 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030611018109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1242 EDT, A STEVEN D. AYERS EXPERIMENTAL RV-6A AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AT THE SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA AIRPORT (KSSI). THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 600-700 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 22 AND 60-75 FEET FROM THE LEFT (EAST) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MR. PAUL LAMAR DORN JR., THE ONLY PERSON ABOARD, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES IN THE FORM OF A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD. MR. DORN IN HIS STATEMENT TO THE GLYNN COUNTY POLICE ON SCEND AND IN THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTION BY MR. WILLIAM P. MCADAMS A&P AT OCEAN AIR, INC., IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR CO-PILOT'S SEAT BELT WAS STRAPPED AROUND THE CONTROL STICK AS A GUST LOCK. ADDITIONALLY, MR. DORN'S ORAL STATEMENT TO THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT FROM AROUND THE REAR CO-PILOT'S STICK PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, AND DID NOT DO A CONTROL CHECK PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE TAKE-OFF.

## 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 ATL03CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03CA105), Jun 11, 2003: Ayers RV-6A (N221SA), St. Simons Isld, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that resulted in his failure to remove the seatbelt (flight control gust lock) from the right side flight control stick.

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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