# Accident 20120427008559A: Glass Roy L RV-6, Coolidge, AZ, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 09:30 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9358° N, 111.4264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9358&lon=-111.4264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164RG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164RG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glass Roy L RV-6 (registry code 056178F, https://openairdocs.org/model/glass-roy-l-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: GLASS ROY L RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 546 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427008559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL RV-6 AIRCRAFT ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT AND GROUND LOOPED WHILE LANDING AT THE COOLIDGE MUNI AIRPORT (P08) NEAR COOLIDGE AZ.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE WHERE THE TAILWHEEL ARM ATTACHES TO THE FUSELAGE).

## 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 WPR12CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA187), Apr 27, 2012: Glass Roy L RV-6 (N164RG), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.

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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