# Accident 20060419012209A: Amtr RV6A, Live Oak, FL, April 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Live Oak, FL
- Airport: Suwanee Belle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0886° N, 83.0844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0886&lon=-83.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8117Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8117Q-2006-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Marland E RV-6A (registry code 056066V, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-marland-e-rv-6a) (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: 2,147 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419012209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 LOCAL EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT RV-6A, N8117Q, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2 WITH WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CRAB POSITION, CAUSING THE NOSE STRUT TO BEND AND THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEYOND INITIAL STRIKE POINT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH AT LEAST 15 KNOT WIND AND GUSTY. (OWNER STATES HE HAS TWO 15 KNOT WIND SOCKS AND THEY WERE STRAIGHT OUT). THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA06CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA095), Apr 19, 2006: Marland E Davis RV-6A (N8117Q), Live Oak, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N8117Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990506030359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990506030359A), May 6, 1999: Amtr RV6A (N8117Q), Truth Or Conseq, NM, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 6, 1999, approximately 0920 mountain daylight time, a davis' vans RV-6A, N8117Q, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while…

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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