# Accident 20140112000309A: Hallendorf Tom RV-6, Mather, CA, January 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2014, 14:29 local time
- Place: Mather, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Mather Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6467° N, 121.2969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6467&lon=-121.2969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hallendorf Tom RV-6 (registry code 05606BH, https://openairdocs.org/model/hallendorf-tom-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HALLENDORF TOM RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 120 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140112000309A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 12, 2014, AROUND 14:29 PST, N6888, AN RV6 TAIL-WHEELED AIRPLANE, GROUND LOOPED DURING TOUCH-AND-GO ON RUNWAY 04R AT SACRAMENTO MATHER AIRPORT (MHR), SACRAMENTO, CA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 330° AT 13 GUSTING 23KTS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (EDU), DAVIS, CA.

ACCORDING TO THE PRIVATE PILOT, DURING CROSSWIND LANDING PRACTICE, THE AIRPLANE ABRUPTLY VEERED LEFT UPON TOUCH DOWN, THEN BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. AS THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE; THEN THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME TO REST IN A DIRT AREA.

EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE DID NOT REVEAL ANY INDICATION OF A PRE-IMPACT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR AIRFRAME FAILURE. ALL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE RESULTED WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LEGS FOLDED BACKWARD UNDER THE FUSELAGE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE AND TO THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE MARKER SIGN.

THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED OVER THE PHONE. HE RECOGNIZES THAT THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL CROSSWIND LANDING THAT DAY MAY HAVE INFLUENCED HIS DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, WHICH MADE HIM FEEL OVERCONFIDENT. HE NOW UNDERSTANDS IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE COMPETENT AND MINDFUL OF HIS OWN ABILITY AND PERSONAL LIMITATIONS.

COMMENTS: A SEARCH OF FAA'S DATABASES DID NOT DISCLOSE A VIOLATION, ACCIDENT, OR INCIDENT HISTORY FOR THIS AIRMAN.

## 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 WPR14CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA095), Jan 12, 2014: Hallendorf Tom RV 6 (N6888), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll in gusty wind conditions.

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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