# Accident 20031026037529A: Amtr RV6A, Wellington, FL, October 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2003, 15:05 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6464° N, 80.2942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6464&lon=-80.2942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331JH-2005-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Headberg James R RV6A (registry code 05615I3, https://openairdocs.org/model/headberg-james-r-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,596 total, 13 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031026037529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI YODER WAS GIVING HEADBERG DUAL INSTRUCTION. STUDENT HEADBERG WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS DURING A SIMULATED LOSS OF POWER LANDING. CFI ALLOWED STUDENT TO STALL THE AIRPLANE CLOSE TO THE GROUND ON LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A NOSE DOWN CRASH WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 MIA04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA012), Oct 26, 2003: Headburg RV6 (N331JH), Wellington, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the dual student pilot to maintain airspeed, and the CFI to properly supervise the dual student, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with an embankment,…

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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