# Accident 20150922016889A: Lerch Gerhard RV6A, Deckerville, MI, September 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2015, 14:26 local time
- Place: Deckerville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4531° N, 82.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4531&lon=-82.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215DG-2021-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lerch Gerhard RV6A (registry code 05604HH, https://openairdocs.org/model/lerch-gerhard-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LERCH GERHARD RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 621 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150922016889A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO HIS THIRD FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE PILOT REPORTED SMELLING A STRANGE ODOR. HE LOOKED AT HIS ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND NOTICED ZERO OIL PRESSURE AND ZERO OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS.

THE PIC REALIZED HE COULD NOT MAKE ANY AIRPORT IN THE AREA AND ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN HIS ENGINE.

THE PIC SET UP TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD, BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE NOTICED VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. HE TURNED LEFT INTO A PLOWED FIELD.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CEN15LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA421), Sep 22, 2015: Lerch RV6A (N215DG), Deckerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight loss of engine oil after the oil filter separated from the engine adapter assembly because of an incorrect modification of the oil filter adapter assembly, which resulted in a…

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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