# Accident 20120324003729A: Joy Aviation Ltd VANS RV-6, Mckinney, TX, March 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2012, 16:02 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Collin County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 96.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-96.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N589M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589M-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Joy VANS RV-6 (registry code 05621M8, https://openairdocs.org/model/joy-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOY AVIATION LTD VANS RV-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 18 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324003729A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 24, 2012, ABOUT 1510 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV-6, N589M, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 DURING TAKEOFF AT COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (TKI), MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A SURVEY STAKE, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A CONCRETE PIPE, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A GRAVEL PILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN12CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA201), Mar 24, 2012: Joy Vans RV-6 (N589M), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a ground collision with airport construction materials.

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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