# Accident 20080708841869A: Amtr RV6A, Jerseyville, IL, July 8, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2008, 06:54 local time
- Place: Jerseyville, IL
- Airport: Jerseyville Aviation Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0942° N, 90.3133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0942&lon=-90.3133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653DF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080708841869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ON JULY 8TH THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N653DF, AN RV6-A AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER 22066, WAS VFR EN-ROUTE FROM ALTON, IL TO A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY IN CALHOUN COUNTY ILLINOIS.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS STATEMENT, HE ELECTED TO LAND AT JERSEYVILLE, IL (0LL1) DUE TO RAIN AT HIS INTENDED DESTINATION.  DURING LANDING ON THE GRASS STRIP THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS BACK.  THIS ACCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI08CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA184), Jul 8, 2008: Huebner RV6-A (N653DF), Jerseyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The muddy, unsuitable terrain encountered during the landing.

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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