# Accident 20100405030779A: Stroup Robe RV-6, Muleshoe, TX, April 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2010, 17:30 local time
- Place: Muleshoe, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1850° N, 102.6411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1850&lon=-102.6411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58BD-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stroup Robert RV-6 (registry code 05608EK, https://openairdocs.org/model/stroup-robert-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STROUP ROBE RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,496 total, 256 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100405030779A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 5, 2010 N58BD, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE AIRPORT IN MULESHOE, TEXAS (K2T1). THE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT 1732 CDT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 25 WITH WINDS REPORTED FROM 200 AT 12KTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KTS. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT RAISED THE TAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY WEATHERVANED INTO THE WIND.  THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT AND WENT INVERTED AT THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND SLID INVERTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET.  THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.  THE PASSENGER ALSO ONLY RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BENT UP AT ABOUT 30 DEGREES,THE CANOPY WAS DESTROYED, THE WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND THE TAIL WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN10CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA192), Apr 5, 2010: Stroup Robert RV-6 (N58BD), Muleshoe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in strong, gusting winds.

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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