# Accident 20130604010059A: Sheldrick John H RV-6, Brookfield, WI, June 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2013, 13:25 local time
- Place: Brookfield, WI
- Airport: Capitol
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0900° N, 88.1781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0900&lon=-88.1781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77GT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77GT-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sheldrick John H RV-6 (registry code 05625UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/sheldrick-john-h-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: SHELDRICK JOHN H RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,535 total, 305 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130604010059A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 4, 2013, AT 1325 CST AN RV-6, N77GT, DURING INTENDED APPROACH TO AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT CAPITOL AIRPORT (02C), IN BROOKFIELD, WI, LANDED IN A MARSH APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS NORTH AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN13CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA316), Jun 4, 2013: Sheldrick John H RV-6 (N77GT), Brookfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and his failure to recognize that the airplane had drifted away from the runway prior to landing.

## Other reports on N77GT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160911020869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160911020869I), Sep 11, 2016: Sheldrick John H RV-6 (N77GT), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. ATC reported: N77GT made a hard landing at jerome county airport (jer) and suspected he damaged the tailwheel. The aircraft got airborne and diverted to Twin…

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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