# Accident 20120920021259A: Thompson Michael E RV-6, Pagosa Springs, CO, September 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2012, 11:20 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2864° N, 107.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2864&lon=-107.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thompson Michael E RV-6 (registry code 05614RS, https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-michael-e-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMPSON MICHAEL E RV-6
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 624 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA668](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA668) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120920021259A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/20/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 HRS. MDT, N140RV, AN EXPERIMENTAL THOMPSON, MICHAEL E. MODEL RV-6 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT PAGOSA SPRINGS (KPSO) AIRPORT, CO.  THE TWO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 CEN12LA668](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA668), Sep 20, 2012: Thompson RV-6 (N140RV), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of landing experience at high density altitudes.

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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