# Accident 20081107850669A: Amtr RV6, Martinsville, VA, November 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6000° N, 80.0386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6000&lon=-80.0386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8LK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8LK-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller J Kirtley RV-6 (registry code 05610RO, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-j-kirtley-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport O-360-A1A (registry code 01301, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,416 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081107850669A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ERA09LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA043), Nov 7, 2008: Miller J Kirtley RV-6 (N8LK), Martinsville, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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