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FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6A · La Junta, CO · June 24, 2003

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Date
June 24, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
La Junta, CO
Airport
La Junta Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N199LH
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN03FA111
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
707 total230 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N199LHRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2003 · Hammond Laurence T RV-6AS/N 23958 · Built 1999Airframe modelHammond Laurence T RV-6AEngine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was in the pattern at the La Junta Municipal Airport. Aircraft was apparently on a base to final turn when the aircraft went out of control and struck the ground at a 70 degree nose down attitude. There was no fire and there appeared to be fue in the tanks that ruptured upon impact and left a spray pattern on the ground. There was a high temperature of 106 degrees on the day of the accident. The aircraft departed the airport at 0922 and the estimated time of the accident was 1100 mountain daylight time. The wreckage was not located until after 8PM when a local search was initiated when the pilot failed to return home that evening. It appeared that the aircraft had just returned from a major repair the previous Wednesday and the owner had flown 8 hours in the last seven days. On the day of the accident the wind was from a south to southwesterly direction at 14KTS. With gusts to 19KTS. With this wind direction the aircraft on a base leg would have experienced a tailwind. Preliminary investigation suggests that the pilot may have inadvertently entered a stall/spin while turning from base to final to land at the airport. The wreckage was located 1/2 mile from the end of runway 26.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN AT THE LA JUNTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENTLY ON A BASE TO FINAL TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK THE GROUND AT A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THERE APPEARED TO BE FUE IN THE TANKS THAT RUPTURED UPON IMPACT AND LEFT A SPRAY PATTERN ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 106 DEGREES ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT AT 0922 AND THE ESTIMATED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 1100 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL AFTER 8PM WHEN A LOCAL SEARCH WAS INITIATED WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO RETURN HOME THAT EVENING. IT APPEARED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A MAJOR REPAIR THE PREVIOUS WEDNESDAY AND THE OWNER HAD FLOWN 8 HOURS IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS FROM A SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AT 14KTS. WITH GUSTS TO 19KTS. WITH THIS WIND DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT ON A BASE LEG WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A TAILWIND. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS THAT THE PILOT MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A STALL/SPIN WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 26.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN03FA111Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLa Junta, COthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall during the turn from base leg to final approach.Jun 24, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N199LH · 1

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

Accident 20010831025049APagosa Springs, CO(-23) Pilot was attempting take-off on runway 19. At approximately 1000 feet from end of runway, aircraft left runway due to brake application of left brake. Aircraft traveled approximately 250 feet from runway to contact with fence. In discussion with pilot…Aug 31, 2001 · No damage