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FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6 · Newark, IL · April 20, 2008

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Date
April 20, 2008 · 12:25 local
Place
Newark, IL
Airport
Cushing Field Ltd
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N606JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA112
Reported as
Amtr RV6
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
709 total338 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N606JPRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2009 · Pierson David R RV-6S/N 21099 · Built 1995Airframe modelPierson David R RV-6Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed morris (C09) on a pleasure flight. He headed toward Cushing airport (068) at 2,500 feet MSL. Approximately 2 miles southeast of Cushing, he heard a loud bang and the engine began running rough. He performed his emergency checklist and made a radio call to Cushing airport. He proceeded to the north side of the airport and entered a tight pattern for runway 36. He stated that there was an ultralight aircraft on the runway and that since his approach speed (103 mph) was faster than HSI normal approach speed (92 mph), he didn't think he could land (the POH for the RV-6 listed best glide speed as 80 mph and norman approach speeds of 75-80 mph. He applied full throttle and went around. On the second approach while about 100 yards from the runway, he pulled the mixture to idle cutoff, shutoff the fuel and turned off the ignition. He ended up too low and the stopped propeller and landing gear impacted the top strands of barbed wire on the fence at the south end of runway 36.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MORRIS (C09) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. HE HEADED TOWARD CUSHING AIRPORT (068) AT 2,500 FEET MSL. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUSHING, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. HE PERFORMED HIS EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND MADE A RADIO CALL TO CUSHING AIRPORT. HE PROCEEDED TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT AND ENTERED A TIGHT PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 36. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY AND THAT SINCE HIS APPROACH SPEED (103 MPH) WAS FASTER THAN HSI NORMAL APPROACH SPEED (92 MPH), HE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD LAND (THE POH FOR THE RV-6 LISTED BEST GLIDE SPEED AS 80 MPH AND NORMAN APPROACH SPEEDS OF 75-80 MPH. HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND WENT AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH WHILE ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY, HE PULLED THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF, SHUTOFF THE FUEL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. HE ENDED UP TOO LOW AND THE STOPPED PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE TOP STRANDS OF BARBED WIRE ON THE FENCE AT THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 36.

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 CHI08CA112Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNewark, ILThe partial loss of engine power due to the fracture of the number 4 exhaust valve, and the pilot's decision to shut-down the engine without sufficient altitude to ensure a safe glide path to the runway. Contributing to the accident was the barbed wire fence…Apr 20, 2008 · Substantial damage