# Accident 20070527019329A: Amtr RV6A, Summerville, GA, May 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Summerville, GA
- Airport: Wyatt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5736° N, 85.3836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5736&lon=-85.3836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955BJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955BJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones Robert Jackson JR RV6-A (registry code 05607R7, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-robert-jackson-jr-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 91 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070527019329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 27, 2007 A RV-6 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT WYATT FIELD (GA-23) SUMMERVILLE, GA. ON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN HARD LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ATL07CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA085), May 27, 2007: Robert J. Jackson RV6-A (N955BJ), Summerville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during the landing flare, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the runway.

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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