20050116001809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VANS RV6-A · Orlando, FL · January 16, 2005

Date
January 16, 2005 · 18:30 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Sanford Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N654PJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA05LA052
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total258 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 16, 2005, at around 6:30 p.m. local, aircraft N654PJ, an experimental model RV6A, sustained substantial damage when it collided with trees as the pilot privacy data omitted landed short of runway 27R located at the Sanford Orlando international airport, Sanford, Florida. The pilot privacy data omitted reported that at 1/3 miles from 27R, the engine, Lycoming O-360, sputtered two to three times and quit. There were no injuries to the pilot or the passenger. On January 20, 2005, a post accident engine examination was performed by a Lycoming safety representative. The inspection revealed no defects to the engine's ignition and fuel system, and all cylinders appeared to have compression. On February 2, 2005, a telephone conversation with the pilot privacy data omitted revealed that on January 25, 2005, the Lycoming started with no abnormalities noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 16, 2005, AT AROUND 6:30 P.M. LOCAL, AIRCRAFT N654PJ, AN EXPERIMENTAL MODEL RV6A, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 27R LOCATED AT THE SANFORD ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SANFORD, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ REPORTED THAT AT 1/3 MILES FROM 27R, THE ENGINE, LYCOMING O-360, SPUTTERED TWO TO THREE TIMES AND QUIT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER. ON JANUARY 20, 2005, A POST ACCIDENT ENGINE EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED BY A LYCOMING SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE. THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO DEFECTS TO THE ENGINE'S IGNITION AND FUEL SYSTEM, AND ALL CYLINDERS APPEARED TO HAVE COMPRESSION. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2005, A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ REVEALED THAT ON JANUARY 25, 2005, THE LYCOMING STARTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED.

NTSB investigation

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