20060823017669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-3 · Laramie, WY · August 23, 2006

Date: August 23, 2006 · 18:35 local
Place: Laramie, WY
Airport: General Brees Field
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N43EM
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06LA116
Reported as: Amtr RV3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total35 in this make and model

N43EMRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Baker Bobby Dean RV-3S/N 815 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBaker Bobby Dean RV-3 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 23, 2006, the pilot privacy data omitted was flying at the Laramie airport performing aerobatic maneuvers. He flew over runway 03 at approximately thirty feet above the runway. When he got towards the end of the runway he pulled up at a very steep incline and the right wing folded over the canopy. The aircraft rolled upside down and impacted the runway and burned in a field at the end of the runway. The aircraft was completely destroyed and the pilot's injuries were fatal. Vans aircraft has a wing spar kit to improve the spar on the RV-3S, but the pilot privacy data omitted did not install this kit on his aircraft. According to privacy data omitted a mechanic that has worked on N43EM, stated that the pilot privacy data omitted was aware that the spar kit was available and highly recommended by vans aircraft, but refused to install the kit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 23, 2006, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS FLYING AT THE LARAMIE AIRPORT PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. HE FLEW OVER RUNWAY 03 AT APPROXIMATELY THIRTY FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE GOT TOWARDS THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE PULLED UP AT A VERY STEEP INCLINE AND THE RIGHT WING FOLDED OVER THE CANOPY. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND BURNED IN A FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE PILOT'S INJURIES WERE FATAL. VANS AIRCRAFT HAS A WING SPAR KIT TO IMPROVE THE SPAR ON THE RV-3S, BUT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DID NOT INSTALL THIS KIT ON HIS AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A MECHANIC THAT HAS WORKED ON N43EM, STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS AWARE THAT THE SPAR KIT WAS AVAILABLE AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY VANS AIRCRAFT, BUT REFUSED TO INSTALL THE KIT.

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 DEN06LA116Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLaramie, WYThe in-flight failure of the right wing spar during aerobatic flight. Contributing to the accident was the owner/operator's failure to comply with the service bulletin issued by the kit manufacturer.Aug 24, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N43EM · 1

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

Incident 20020825025359INormal Cruise · Jefferson, WY(-23) While in cruise, aircraft loss propeller in flight. Landed without further incident on dirt road. Aircraft was not inspected within the last 12 months.Aug 25, 2002 · Minor damage