# Accident 20090725020209A: Amtr RV6, Oshkosh, WI, July 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9850° N, 88.5617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9850&lon=-88.5617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilgrim Samuel W JR RV-6 (registry code 05626TF, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilgrim-samuel-w-jr-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA463) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090725020209A

## Narrative

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

UPON ARRIVAL AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2009 AT OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN KOSH AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 36L IN A STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION.  DURING CROSSWIND LANDING THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BROKEN AT A WELDED ATTACH POINT.  RIGHT RUDDER AUTHORITY AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WERE LOST.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, CROSSED TAXIWAY P AND PROCEDED INTO THE GRASS WEST OF TAXIWAY P.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON CONTACT WITH GRASS AND DIRT WEST OF TAXIWAY P AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST.  NO INJURIES.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN09LA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA463), Jul 25, 2009: Pilgrim Samuel W JR RV-6 (N56SP), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the rudder pedal which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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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