# Accident 20080407835489A: Amtr RV6A, French Lick, IN, April 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: French Lick, IN
- Airport: French Lick Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5061° N, 86.6367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5061&lon=-86.6367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powell Michael B VANS RV-6A (registry code 056196Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/powell-michael-b-vans-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 49 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080407835489A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT STATEMENT: "WIND 240 @ 4, ON FINAL TO 26-JUST STARTED FLARE-LEFT WING CAME UP-TRIED TO CORRECT-CAME DOWN ON RIGHT WING AND FRONT GEAR."

## 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 CHI08CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA099), Apr 7, 2008: Powell Vans RV-6A (N551MP), French Lick, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind condition and maintain control of the airplane. A factor was the crosswind.

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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