# Accident 20120716013949A: Seibert Robert M SEIBERT RV-6, Ridgeland, SC, July 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2012, 07:50 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4903° N, 80.9939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4903&lon=-80.9939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N691RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691RV-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seibert Robert M SEIBERT RV-6 (registry code 05608WW, https://openairdocs.org/model/seibert-robert-m-seibert-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: SEIBERT ROBERT M SEIBERT RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 114 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA456) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716013949A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12LA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA456), Jul 16, 2012: Seibert Robert M Seibert RV-6 (N691RV), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent use of the wheel brakes during touchdown and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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