# Accident 20040828022359A: Amtr RV6A, Williamstown, NJ, August 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2004, 12:50 local time
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Airport: Southern Cross Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6556° N, 75.0144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6556&lon=-75.0144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524JN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524JN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pettigrew Richard B VANS ACFT RV6A (registry code 05604GD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pettigrew-richard-b-vans-acft-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828022359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING ON A GRASS AIRFIELD, THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LUNGED FORWARD, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER FORWARD ON ITS BACK.

## 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 NYC04CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA198), Aug 28, 2004: Pettigrew, Richard RV-6A (N524JN), Williamstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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