# Accident 20030624012549A: Amtr RV6A, La Junta, CO, June 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Airport: La Junta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0494° N, 103.4858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0494&lon=-103.4858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199LH-2003-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hammond Laurence T RV-6A (registry code 056073Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/hammond-laurence-t-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 230 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030624012549A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN03FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA111), Jun 24, 2003: Hammond Vans RV-6A (N199LH), La Junta, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall during the turn from base leg to final approach.

## Other reports on N199LH (1)

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

- [Accident 20010831025049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010831025049A), Aug 31, 2001: Amtr RV6A (N199LH), Pagosa Springs, CO, No damage. (-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.…

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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