# Accident 20090609047319A: Vans RV6-A, Gilbert, SC, June 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2009, 18:50 local time
- Place: Gilbert, SC
- Airport: Whiteplains
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9639° N, 81.3592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9639&lon=-81.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55EC-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chatham Robert M RV6-A (registry code 05627Y2, https://openairdocs.org/model/chatham-robert-m-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV6-A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 6 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090609047319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA09CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA333), Jun 9, 2009: Chatham Robert M RV6-A (N55EC), Gilbert, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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