# Accident 20160318002019A: Barnes Thomas A VANS RV-6, Bolingbrook, IL, March 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2016, 16:14 local time
- Place: Bolingbrook, IL
- Airport: Clow International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6936° N, 88.1294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6936&lon=-88.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N442TB-2017-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barnes Thomas A VANS RV-6 (registry code 05615YX, https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-thomas-a-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNES THOMAS A VANS RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160318002019A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL FROM CLOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN BOLINGBROOK, IL, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED 20 DEGREES LEFT AS EXTRA POWER WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO VR. PIC TRIED TO REGAIN CENTERLINE BUT OVERCOMPENSATED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED OVER AT THE BOTTOM.  THE PIC SUFFERED INJURIES AND THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 GAA16CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA153), Mar 18, 2016: Barnes Thomas A Vans (N442TB), Bolingbrook, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in runway excursion, collision with terrain, and nose over.

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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