# Accident 20060827018779A: Amtr RV6A, Petaluma, CA, August 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2006, 21:30 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1919° N, 122.5772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1919&lon=-122.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RV-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tevis Terry RV-6A (registry code 056108T, https://openairdocs.org/model/tevis-terry-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 333 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060827018779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DENSE FOG METEOROLOGICAL IFR CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD AN INSTRUMENT RATING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IFR CERTIFIED. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT THE PETALUMA AIRPORT AND WAS TURNING SOUTH TRYING TO DUCK BELOW THE FOG WHEN HE STRUCK THE HILL SIDE IN DENSE AT NIGHT.

## 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 LAX06LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA275), Aug 28, 2006: Terry Tevis RV-6A (N312RV), Novato, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Rising terrain, fog and dark night conditions were factors.

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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