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FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6 · Martinsville, VA · November 7, 2008

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Date
November 7, 2008 · 14:30 local
Place
Martinsville, VA
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8LK
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09LA043
Reported as
Amtr RV6
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,416 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8LKRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Miller J Kirtley RV-6S/N 24015 · Built 2000Airframe modelMiller J Kirtley RV-6Engine modelAerosport O-360-A1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft approached covington field to land. Wind was light and steady, possible 5 to 6 mph. FBO operator at nearby Martinsville airport confirmed weather. Aircraft was setup to land on runway 30. Pilot was attempting a 3 point landing. According to privacy data omitted aircraft touched down a little long and left of center line, but not much. Touch down point was before hangar located at mid field. No indications on runway of touch down point. Aircraft bounced up 2 or 3 feet after touch down and pilot added full power. Aircraft settled back down and possibly contacted runway again and then began to climb and yaw to the left. Aircraft contacted trees on left side of runway and clipped off several limbs. The biggest limb being approximately 1/2 inch in diameter. The aircraft banked to the right and headed for the trees on that side. The aircraft was in a nose high attitude. It appears the left wing stalled and the aircraft wingover and impacted the runway at a high angle of impact. See attached sheet for full details.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT APPROACHED COVINGTON FIELD TO LAND. WIND WAS LIGHT AND STEADY, POSSIBLE 5 TO 6 MPH. FBO OPERATOR AT NEARBY MARTINSVILLE AIRPORT CONFIRMED WEATHER. AIRCRAFT WAS SETUP TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A 3 POINT LANDING. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN A LITTLE LONG AND LEFT OF CENTER LINE, BUT NOT MUCH. TOUCH DOWN POINT WAS BEFORE HANGAR LOCATED AT MID FIELD. NO INDICATIONS ON RUNWAY OF TOUCH DOWN POINT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP 2 OR 3 FEET AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND PILOT ADDED FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK DOWN AND POSSIBLY CONTACTED RUNWAY AGAIN AND THEN BEGAN TO CLIMB AND YAW TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CLIPPED OFF SEVERAL LIMBS. THE BIGGEST LIMB BEING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND HEADED FOR THE TREES ON THAT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. IT APPEARS THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WINGOVER AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH ANGLE OF IMPACT. SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR FULL DETAILS.

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 ERA09LA043Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMartinsville, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb after an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine.Nov 7, 2008 · Substantial damage