# Incident 20171115018799I: Carlson Robert B VANS RV6A, Simsbury, CT, November 15, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2017, 14:03 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9162° N, 72.7769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIMSBURY (4B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9162&lon=-72.7769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N164BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N164BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carlson Robert B VANS RV6A (registry code 05617ZN, https://openairdocs.org/model/carlson-robert-b-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0360-A1A (registry code 41700, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARLSON ROBERT B VANS RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 510 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171115018799I

## Narrative

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

THE OPERATOR PERFORMED TWO TRIPS AROUND THE PATTERN, WITH LANDINGS ON   RUNWAY 03.  UPON TAXIING BACK FOR A THIRD TAKE OFF, HE STATED, HE WAS  DISTRACTED, BY A CESSNA IN THE PATTERN, ALSO DOING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, AND OTHER ISSUES IN HIS LIFE. HE STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO TURN AROUND AND PERFORM ANOTHER TAKEOFF HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY BRAKE RESPONSE, BUT, HAD JUST MANEUVERED LEFT OF CENTER AND BACK TO FACILITATE A TURN AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN STATED HE STOOD ON THE RUDDER PEDALS AT THIS POINT AND DESCRIBED TO ME HOW THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY THROUGH THREE LANDING LIGHTS, DAMAGING TWO AND COMING TO REST 18 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, APPROX 8 FEET BELOW GRADE OF THE RUNWAY, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING TIP, FUSELAGE, GEAR SKIRTS AND SPINNER. ALONG WITH SCRAPING EVIDENCE AND GRASS STAIN ON ONE PROP.

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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