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FAA accident report · Amtr VANS RV-8 · Peru, IL · June 18, 2006

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Date
June 18, 2006 · 08:48 local
Place
Peru, IL
Airport
Illinois Valley Regional/Walter A
Phase of flight
Formation Flying
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68LT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06LA157
Reported as
Amtr VANSRV8
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,784 total530 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days
N68LTRegistered now · Turner William A VANS RV-8S/N 81164 · Built 2003Airframe modelTurner William A VANS RV-8Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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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 June 18, 2006 a group of four aircraft departed the poplar grove airport (C77) for a flight to the Illinois valley airport in Peru IL (vys). Prior to departure the group had a preflight briefing discussing the planned diamond formation flying to take place at vys. This briefing also included how the recovery for landing would be completed while in the diamond formation at vys. When arriving at vys and established in a diamond formation the aircraft crossed over the approach end of runway 18 to begin their recovery for landing. The lead aircraft (N68LT) began his recovery to landing by informing the three aircraft in the group he was pulling, he then began a climbing left turn. According to eye witnesses located at the airport the number two aircraft (86CG) also began a climb at the same time resulting in a mid-air collision. The lead aircraft sustained substantial damage but was able to recover after the mid-air collision and continue to a safe landing. The number two aircraft's right wing appears to have folded to the side of the aircraft as a result of the mid-air, it then began a spiraling descent and was unable to recover. The aircraft impacted the ground fatally injuring the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2006 A GROUP OF FOUR AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77) FOR A FLIGHT TO THE ILLINOIS VALLEY AIRPORT IN PERU IL (VYS). PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE GROUP HAD A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING DISCUSSING THE PLANNED DIAMOND FORMATION FLYING TO TAKE PLACE AT VYS. THIS BRIEFING ALSO INCLUDED HOW THE RECOVERY FOR LANDING WOULD BE COMPLETED WHILE IN THE DIAMOND FORMATION AT VYS. WHEN ARRIVING AT VYS AND ESTABLISHED IN A DIAMOND FORMATION THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 18 TO BEGIN THEIR RECOVERY FOR LANDING. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT (N68LT) BEGAN HIS RECOVERY TO LANDING BY INFORMING THE THREE AIRCRAFT IN THE GROUP HE WAS PULLING, HE THEN BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES LOCATED AT THE AIRPORT THE NUMBER TWO AIRCRAFT (86CG) ALSO BEGAN A CLIMB AT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN A MID-AIR COLLISION. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AFTER THE MID-AIR COLLISION AND CONTINUE TO A SAFE LANDING. THE NUMBER TWO AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING APPEARS TO HAVE FOLDED TO THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE MID-AIR, IT THEN BEGAN A SPIRALING DESCENT AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT.

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 CHI06LA157Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPeru, ILFailure of the pilot of the second airplane in the formation to maintain clearance with the lead airplane during the overhead recovery maneuver prior to landing.Jun 18, 2006 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N86CGAmtr RV6AAccident 20060618026961A · Destroyed · 1 fatal