# Accident 20050405006869A: Amtr RV6, Howell, MI, April 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6294° N, 83.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6294&lon=-83.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215CF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Franz Carl J RV-6 (registry code 05610X1, https://openairdocs.org/model/franz-carl-j-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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,365 total, 552 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050405006869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 13 AT LIVINGSTON COUNTY AIRPORT (OZW), WITH CROSSWIND OF 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AFTER 3 POINT LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT PASSED CORPORATE HANGAR ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY. WIND LESSENED AS AIRCRAFT PASSED HANGAR, AND AS AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE HANGAR, IT WAS HIT BY WIND GUST THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY AND HIT SOFT SOD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WENT DOWN, THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP, THEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. PILOT SUFFERED A CRACKED VERTEBRAE IN HIS NECK, PASSENGER OBTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. BOTH WERE TAKEN BY EMS TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ELEVATORS, VERTICAL STABILIZER CAP, MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WINGTIP, AND A CRUSHED CANOPY. ENGINE TOOK GROUND STRIKE THROUGH PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI05CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA089), Apr 5, 2005: Franz RV-6 (N215CF), Howell, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout which resulted in the aircraft departing the runway pavement and nosing over. An additional cause was the pilot's…

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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