# Accident 20090821014379A: Amtr RV6, Everett, WA, August 21, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2009, 16:27 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County (Paine Fld)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9133° N, 122.2833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9133&lon=-122.2833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morgan James E MORGAN RV6 (registry code 05613O5, https://openairdocs.org/model/morgan-james-e-morgan-rv6) (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 O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 55 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA416) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090821014379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1627, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH PRIVATE PRIVILEGES IN A AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE INTO THE BARRIER POLE PROTECTION THE FIRE HYDRANT CAUSING A PUNCTURE IN THE WING AND FUEL TANK.  THE TAILDRAGGER AIRCRAFT TURNED, STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND STEERING MECHANISM FAILURE.

## 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 WPR09CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA416), Aug 21, 2009: Morgan James E Morgan RV6 (N116JM), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from objects during taxi. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate marking of the taxiway and obstacles.

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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