# Accident 20071001021759A: Amtr VANSRV6, Halifax, VA, October 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Halifax, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7517° N, 78.8531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7517&lon=-78.8531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Landrum Kelly T VANS RV6 (registry code 0561922, https://openairdocs.org/model/landrum-kelly-t-vans-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071001021759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LAND THE PILOT FAILED TO SECURE THE PROPELLER IN THE MANUAL MODE. THE PILOT POWERED UP TO ABORT THE LANDING AND UPON CLIMB OUT, THE INCREASED ENGINE RPM LED THE PROPELLER TO CHANGE TO A LOW PITCH TO PREVENT OVERSPEED SITUATION. THIS IS WHAT THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DO WHEN NOT MANUALLY LOCKED INTO THE "MANUAL MODE." ONCE THE PILOT REALIZED THE PROPELLER WAS NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE PROPELLER IN "MANUAL MODE" BUT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE PILOT TO CHANGE THE PITCH BEFORE THE STALL. PILOT HAD TO PITCH UP TO CLEAR OBSTACLES, AIRSPEED DECREASED TOO SLOW, THE PROPELLER HAD NOT COME TO FULL "HIGH" PITCH AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP WINGS LEVEL ALL THE WAY TO IMPACT.

## 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 DFW08CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA006), Oct 2, 2007: Vans RV6 (N6RP), Halifax, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall during a forced landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to place the electronic prop controller in the manual mode prior to aborting the landing which…

## Other reports on N6RP (1)

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

- [Accident 20140531008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531008869A), May 31, 2014: Landrum Kelly T VANS RV6 (N6RP), Suffolk, VA, Substantial damage. A/c was enroute from william m. tuck airport VA to an fly-in at sfq. At approximately 2000 feet, the engine had an abrupt increase in RPM and the pilot 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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