# Accident 20070820019509A: Amtr VANSRV6, Stockbridge, GA, August 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5347° N, 84.1786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5347&lon=-84.1786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross/Stonecipher VANS RV-6 (registry code 05608KS, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-stonecipher-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070820019509A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL07CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA123), Aug 20, 2007: Vans Vans RV-6 (N345JE), Stockbridge, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N345JE (2)

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

- [Accident 20050422007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050422007199A), Apr 22, 2005: Amtr RV6 (N345JE), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19970620015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015149A), Jun 20, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N345JE), Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Struck large bird on go around. Impact broke canopy. Injured pilot. Elected land in tall hay. Nosed over.

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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