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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Vans RV6-A · Gilbert, SC · June 9, 2009

Date: June 9, 2009 · 18:50 local
Place: Gilbert, SC
Airport: Whiteplains
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55EC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09CA333
Reported as: Vans RV6-A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 750 total6 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N55ECRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2018 · Chatham Robert M RV6-AS/N 23962 Airframe modelChatham Robert M RV6-A

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What happened

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

On June 9, 2009 pilot privacy data omitted was attempting to land is Vans RV-6A aircraft on runway 27 at Whiteplains plantation airport, Gilbert, south carolina, identifier SC99. The pilot stated during his interview that he flew around the local airport of departure. During the approach to landing, the pilot noticed the airspeed indicator not working. The pilot stated that the landing was hot. The pilot attempted to stop the aircraft with the brakes. The aircraft started to drift off the left side of the runway and the nose wheel started to dig into the ground. The nose gear dug in enough to cause the aircraft to flip over on its back sustaining substantial damage. The pilot was assisted out of the aircraft and was not injured. The aircraft ended up 25 feet off the left side of the runway and 75 feet from the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 9, 2009 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IS VANS RV-6A AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 27 AT WHITEPLAINS PLANTATION AIRPORT, GILBERT, SOUTH CAROLINA, IDENTIFIER SC99. THE PILOT STATED DURING HIS INTERVIEW THAT HE FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR NOT WORKING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS HOT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO DIG INTO THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ASSISTED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 25 FEET OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND 75 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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 ERA09CA333Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGilbert, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the airspeed indicator that became inoperative during the landing approach.Jun 9, 2009 · Substantial damage