# Accident 20061229030839A: Amtr VANSRV4, Grants Pass, OR, December 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2006, 15:11 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5103° N, 123.3881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5103&lon=-123.3881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234RV-2008-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Averyt Howell D VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608U4, https://openairdocs.org/model/averyt-howell-d-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061229030839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE VANS RV-4 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT LOST PART OF THE PROPELLER IN CRUISE FLIGHT DUE TO BIRD STRIKE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE PROPELLER. THE PROPELLER WAS A TWO BLADED LAMINATED WOOD PROPELLER MADE FOR HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VIBRATED SEVERELY AFTER PROPELLER SEPARATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT GRANTS PASS, OREGON AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT ABOVE NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND ABOUT 1/2 TO 2/3 DOWN RUNWAY 30. DURING THE GO AROUND ATTEMPT, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 216 YARDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA07LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA039), Dec 29, 2006: Averyt Vans RV-4 (N234RV), Grants Pass, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during performance of a go-around, resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent in flight collision with the ground. A contributing factor was…

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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