# Accident 20140531008869A: Landrum Kelly T VANS RV6, Suffolk, VA, May 31, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2014, 09:44 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7556° N, 76.6228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7556&lon=-76.6228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Landrum Kelly T VANS RV6 (registry code 0561922, https://openairdocs.org/model/landrum-kelly-t-vans-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANDRUM KELLY T VANS RV6
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,418 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140531008869A

## Narrative

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

A/C WAS ENROUTE FROM WILLIAM M. TUCK AIRPORT VA TO AN FLY-IN AT SFQ.   AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET, THE ENGINE HAD AN ABRUPT INCREASE IN RPM AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE PROPELLER.  IN ADDITION, OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN.  EXECUTED A FORCED LANDED IN THE WOODS AT DUE TO LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED FRON NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE PROPELLER.

## 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 ERA14LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA272), May 31, 2014: Landrum Kelly T Vans RV6 (N6RP), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/builder's decision to use a lubricant that was not designed for high-speed aviation applications, which resulted in the failure of the propeller needle thrust bearing due to the loss of…

## Other reports on N6RP (1)

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

- [Accident 20071001021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071001021759A), Oct 1, 2007: Amtr VANSRV6 (N6RP), Halifax, VA, Destroyed. (-23) During approach to land the pilot failed to secure the propeller in the manual mode. The pilot powered up to abort the landing and upon climb out, the…

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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