# Accident 20030807017869A: Amtr RV6, Provo, UT, August 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2003, 13:28 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2202° N, 111.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2202&lon=-111.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N846E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N846E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richardson Ronald B RV-6 (registry code 05604FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/richardson-ronald-b-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,526 total, 752 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030807017869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT AND OWNER RONALD RICHARDSON STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN AT 47 KNOTS, APPLIED TOO MUCH RUDDER AND/OR BRAKES THEN GROUND LOOPED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MR. RICHARDSON WAS NOT INJURED AND STATED HE HAD NO EXCUSES.

## 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 DEN03LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA141), Aug 7, 2003: Richardson RV-6 (N846E), Provo, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the resulting ground loop and the collapsed right main 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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