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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VANS RV-6 · Stockbridge, GA · August 20, 2007

Date: August 20, 2007 · 11:30 local
Place: Stockbridge, GA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N345JE
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07CA123
Reported as: Amtr VANSRV6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 32,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N345JERegistered now · Ross/Stonecipher VANS RV-6S/N 20847 · Built 1990 Airframe modelRoss/Stonecipher VANS RV-6 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was involved in a landing accident at the owner's/pilot's Private strip. The pilot stated that there weas a tailwind condition which made the aircraft difficult to control after touchdown. The aircraft veered to the left on rollout and hit a tree with the left wing which caused the propeller to strike a tree and the tail wheel to be pulled hard to the left. The wing spar on the left wing was bent, significantly, as the tree impact went deep into the leading edge. The tail wheel bracket distortion which resulted went on to distort the entire empennage area and the vertical fin to be bent out of the vertical by 7 inches.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE OWNER'S/PILOT'S PRIVATE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WEAS A TAILWIND CONDITION WHICH MADE THE AIRCRAFT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT ON ROLLOUT AND HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING WHICH CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE A TREE AND THE TAIL WHEEL TO BE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE WING SPAR ON THE LEFT WING WAS BENT, SIGNIFICANTLY, AS THE TREE IMPACT WENT DEEP INTO THE LEADING EDGE. THE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET DISTORTION WHICH RESULTED WENT ON TO DISTORT THE ENTIRE EMPENNAGE AREA AND THE VERTICAL FIN TO BE BENT OUT OF THE VERTICAL BY 7 INCHES.

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 ATL07CA123Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStockbridge, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.Aug 20, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N345JE · 2

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

Accident 20050422007199AForced Landing · Longmont, CO(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] purchased the aircraft from a [privacy data omitted] in salt lake city. He changed the oil and oil filter, and then test flew the aircraft for approximately one-half hour. He departed the salt lake area at approximately…Apr 22, 2005 · Substantial damage Accident 19970620015149AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Bountiful, UTStruck large bird on go around. Impact broke canopy. Injured pilot. Elected land in tall hay. Nosed over.Jun 20, 1997 · Substantial damage