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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Shoup Ronald R RV-6A · Milton, FL · April 30, 2012

Date: April 30, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place: Milton, FL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N819RS
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12LA312
Reported as: Shoup Ronald R RV-6A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total70 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N819RSRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2013 · Shoup Ronald R RV-6AS/N 21023 · Built 1992 Airframe modelShoup Ronald R RV-6A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft had departed on runway 18 at (16FL) and had gained approximately 50 feet altitude AGL when the engine started losing power and black smoke appeared from the aircraft's exhaust. The pilot turned the aircraft back toward (16FL) and attempted to land on runway 36. However aircraft landed long and hard, north of runway 36 ,causing the aircraft to flip over. Nearby witnesses turned the aircraft over and aided the pilot out of the aircraft. The pilot suffered serious injuries and post accident fire destroyed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18 AT (16FL) AND HAD GAINED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ALTITUDE AGL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S EXHAUST. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD (16FL) AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. HOWEVER AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND HARD, NORTH OF RUNWAY 36 ,CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. NEARBY WITNESSES TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND AIDED THE PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12LA312Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMilton, FLA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Apr 30, 2012 · Substantial damage