# Accident 20180511007739A: Wittman D WITTMAN RV6, Borger, TX, May 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Borger, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7008° N, 101.3936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7008&lon=-101.3936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N833DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wittman D R/Wittman D M WITTMAN RV6 (registry code 056124O, https://openairdocs.org/model/wittman-d-r-wittman-d-m-wittman-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WITTMAN D WITTMAN RV6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180511007739A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 11, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1227 CDT, N633DW, A WITTMAN VANS RV-6 REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER FAILING TO ACHIEVE CLIMB PERFORMANCE DURING A GO-AROUND AT HUTCHINSON COUNTY AIRPORT IN BORGER, TEXAS.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM H.A. CLARK FIELD IN WILLIAMS, ARIZONA ON MAY 11, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 PST.

## 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 CEN18LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA172), May 11, 2018: Wittman D R/Wittman D M RV 6 (N833DW), Borger, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing and during the subsequent aborted landing attempt in crosswind conditions.

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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