# Accident 20150523006389A: Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, Lorain, OH, May 23, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2015, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lorain, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 82.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3086Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3086Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A (registry code 056111Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-homer-rogers-sheila-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROGERS HOMER/ROGERS SHEILA RV-6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523006389A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCE A GUST OF WIND OVER THE TOP OF THE RUNWAY JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THAT CAUSED A DECREASE IN LIFT AND PERFORMANCE. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND FLIGHT CONTROL CORRECTIONS; HOWEVER UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT LOST LONGITUDINAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING 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 GAA15CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA093), May 23, 2015: Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV 6A (N3086Q), Lorain/Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane attitude control during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and runway excursion.

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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