20051022028419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VANS RV6 · Eunice, LA · October 22, 2005

Date: October 22, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place: Eunice, LA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N296PC
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06CA015
Reported as: Amtr VANSRV6
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 762 total120 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N296PCRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Chamberlain Phillip Lee VANS RV6S/N 20945 Airframe modelChamberlain Phillip Lee VANS RV6

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot reported that the engine suddenly quit approximately one minute after takeoff. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during the forced off-airport landing. The pilot stated that the propeller was windmilling throughout the descent. The pilot sustained a minor back injury as a result of the hard landing. The engine was not examined and the cause of the failure has not been determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR BACK INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS NOT EXAMINED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DFW06CA015Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEunice, LAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Oct 22, 2005 · Substantial damage