# Accident 20150907016349A: Easterwood Mark W RV-6A, Rome, GA, September 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3556° N, 85.1408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3556&lon=-85.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555TN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555TN-2017-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Easterwood Mark W RV-6A (registry code 05611KR, https://openairdocs.org/model/easterwood-mark-w-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EASTERWOOD MARK W RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 104 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907016349A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 07, 2015 @ APPROXIMATELY 10:00 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N555TH, RV-6A DEPARTED THE ROME, GA (RMG) AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 7 AND REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME AROUND AND MADE A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 7 AFTER REACHING 1500 FEET CONTINUE STRAIGHT OUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MILES. TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL BOOST PUMP FEW MINUTES LATER ENGINE SHUT DOWN.

ATTEMPTED TO RE-START ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULD NOT MAKE AIRPORT LANDED IN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.0 MILE SOUTH EAST FROM RUNWAY 25.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR CUTS TO THE HEAD FROM BROKEN PLEXIGLAS FROM CANOPY.

## 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 ERA15LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA344), Sep 7, 2015: Easterwood Mark W RV 6A (N555TN), Rome, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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