# Accident 20120811015839A: Berard James H RV-6A, Westfield, IN, August 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2012, 12:45 local time
- Place: Westfield, IN
- Airport: Westfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0489° N, 86.1578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0489&lon=-86.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134CE-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Berard James H RV-6A (registry code 056292I, https://openairdocs.org/model/berard-james-h-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERARD JAMES H RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 44 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA540) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811015839A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING I72 FROM THE NORTH SOD RUNWAY.  AFTER ROTATION, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTING RIGHT DUE TO A LIGHT WIND.  THE PILOT APPEARED TO OVERCORRECT THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING CONTACTING THE GROUND.  THEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED THE GROUND AND COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 43 TO 50 FEET AND THEN FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN12LA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA540), Aug 11, 2012: James H Berard RV-6A (N134CE), Westfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after takeoff.

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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