# Incident 20100711037149I: Robb David VANS RV6, Amarillo, TX, July 11, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Riverfalls Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0814° N, 101.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVER FALLS (H81), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0814&lon=-101.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N579DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N579DR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robb David M VANS RV6 (registry code 05621OC, https://openairdocs.org/model/robb-david-m-vans-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBB DAVID VANS RV6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 161 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100711037149I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 11, 2010 THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED FROM TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW) TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN OPERATIONAL CHECK.  HE ENCOUNTERED NO PROBLEMS UNTIL HE TURNED BACK TO RETURN TO TRADEWIND. HE STARTED HIS DESCENT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT SUCESS, AND ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A WIDE DIRT ROAD.  THE DIRT ROAD WAS THE RIVERFALLS AIRPORT WHICH IS IN CONSTRUCTION.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE PUDDLE, CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO DIG  INTO THE MUD AND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS NOSE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE TAILWHEEL, LEFT WHEEL SKIRT, AND PROPELLER.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N579DR (1)

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

- [Incident 20130406004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130406004389I), Apr 6, 2013: Robb David M VANS RV6 (N579DR), Dumas, TX, Minor damage. On Saturday April 6, 2013 the private pilot executed a lading at moore county airport in Dumas, Texas. After landing, the aircraft veered to the left and…

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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