# Incident 20090717019629I: Amtr VANSRV6A, Sioux Falls, SD, July 17, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2009, 16:02 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Airport: Joe Foss Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5820° N, 96.7419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOE FOSS FLD (FSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5820&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Buchmann Oscar A VANS RV-6A (registry code 0561545, https://openairdocs.org/model/buchmann-oscar-a-vans-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717019629I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PIC OF N181A, LANDED ON RWY. 03 IN FSD AND PROCEEDED TO THE TAXIWAY WHERE HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BELIEVED THAT IT WAS COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND POSSIBLE MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N181A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040817022142A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040817022142A), Aug 17, 2004: Amtr VANSRV6A (N181A), Philadelphia, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) According to FAA tower tape and statements, N181A (RV-6A) was cleared to follow N6816J (PA28-151) in a non-movement area. N181A propeller struck the left…

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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