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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Seibert Robert M SEIBERT RV-6 · Ridgeland, SC · July 16, 2012

Date
July 16, 2012 · 07:50 local
Place
Ridgeland, SC
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N691RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12LA456
Reported as
Seibert Robert M Seibert RV-6
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
114 total25 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilotprivacy data omitted and flight instructor departed 3J1-Ridgeland south carolina to practice takeoffs/landings and instruct in preparation for the flight review at 88J-allendale, south carolina because the runway was wider. The flight instructor was sitting in the left seat with the only installed brakes. Several takeoff and landings were conducted by the pilot privacy data omitted at 88J and when the flight instructor felt the pilotprivacy data omitted was accomplishing the landings satisfactorly changes seats with the pilotprivacy data omitted. Several more takeoffs/landing were accomplished at 88J and they returned to 88J. The CFI stated upon return to 3J1 the pilot allowed the aircraft to drift. The CFI commanded the pilotprivacy data omitted to add left rudder and when the pilotprivacy data omitted failed to react, the CFI attempted to add left rudder. The CFI stated the aircraft skipped on touch down. He indicated that when the aircraft touched the second time the pilotprivacy data omitted the aircraft stood on its nose and flipped on its back. Local pilot broke the canopy to evacuate the pilots. Both were air lifted to a savannah, ga hospital for their injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED 3J1-RIDGELAND SOUTH CAROLINA TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS AND INSTRUCT IN PREPARATION FOR THE FLIGHT REVIEW AT 88J-ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE THE RUNWAY WAS WIDER. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SEAT WITH THE ONLY INSTALLED BRAKES. SEVERAL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT 88J AND WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FELT THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ACCOMPLISHING THE LANDINGS SATISFACTORLY CHANGES SEATS WITH THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SEVERAL MORE TAKEOFFS/LANDING WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT 88J AND THEY RETURNED TO 88J. THE CFI STATED UPON RETURN TO 3J1 THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT. THE CFI COMMANDED THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO ADD LEFT RUDDER AND WHEN THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO REACT, THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO ADD LEFT RUDDER. THE CFI STATED THE AIRCRAFT SKIPPED ON TOUCH DOWN. HE INDICATED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE SECOND TIME THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT STOOD ON ITS NOSE AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. LOCAL PILOT BROKE THE CANOPY TO EVACUATE THE PILOTS. BOTH WERE AIR LIFTED TO A SAVANNAH, GA HOSPITAL FOR THEIR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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