# Accident 20080420836039A: Amtr RV6, Newark, IL, April 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2008, 12:25 local time
- Place: Newark, IL
- Airport: Cushing Field Ltd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5194° N, 88.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5194&lon=-88.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N606JP-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pierson David R RV-6 (registry code 05601IY, https://openairdocs.org/model/pierson-david-r-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 338 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420836039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA112), Apr 20, 2008: Pierson RV-6 (N606JP), Newark, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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