# Accident 20150430005499A: Durkee William D RV-6, Tunica, MS, April 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2015, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6756° N, 90.3458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6756&lon=-90.3458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Durkee William D RV-6 (registry code 05608LS, https://openairdocs.org/model/durkee-william-d-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DURKEE WILLIAM D RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150430005499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 35 AT TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI (KUTA) ON APRIL 30, 2015 ABOUT 1650 LOCAL TIME IN A RV-6 A LARGE GUST OF WIND  PUSH THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT.  HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CORRECT.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS AND THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDED UNDER AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS.

NO INJURIES BUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ARE BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA056), Apr 30, 2015: William D Durkee RV-6 (N91WD), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N91WD (1)

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

- [Incident 20130829015579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130829015579I), Aug 29, 2013: Durkee William D RV-6 (N91WD), Middleton, WI, Minor damage. On August 29, 2013 at 2005 cdst the pilot of an amateur built RV-6 aircraft experience an engine failure while on down wind to runway 10 Morey Field,…

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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