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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr VANS RV-6 · Fayette, AL · May 20, 2006

Date
May 20, 2006 · 10:30 local
Place
Fayette, AL
Airport
Richard Arthur Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N264EB
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,900 total285 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) Tail wheel jammed to right. Pilot executed wheel landing. When tail touched down, aircraft departed runway to the right. Runway lighting system is under repair. Aircraft struck ditch that had been dug to facilitate the repair causing propeller and cowling damage. Tail wheel fork and tire were also damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TAIL WHEEL JAMMED TO RIGHT. PILOT EXECUTED WHEEL LANDING. WHEN TAIL TOUCHED DOWN, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM IS UNDER REPAIR. AIRCRAFT STRUCK DITCH THAT HAD BEEN DUG TO FACILITATE THE REPAIR CAUSING PROPELLER AND COWLING DAMAGE. TAIL WHEEL FORK AND TIRE WERE ALSO DAMAGED.