# Accident 20181009019649A: Lowell C Peterson RV-6A, Cape Girardeau, MO, October 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2018, 10:44 local time
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Airport: Cape Girardeau Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2253° N, 89.5708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2253&lon=-89.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451JP-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lowell C Peterson RV-6A (registry code 056305P, https://openairdocs.org/model/lowell-c-peterson-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOWELL C PETERSON RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181009019649A

## Narrative

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

WINDS WERE 150@16 GUSTING 24 KNOTS. RUNWAY USED BY ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS 20. AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT FROM THE NORTHWEST. AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND BEING CLEARED TO LAND, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED IN THE GRASS, THE NOSEWHEEL AND FAIRING  THEN DUG INTO THE SOFTER GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. PILOT DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES. PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 WPR19LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA006), Oct 9, 2018: Vans RV6 (N451JP), Cape Girardeau, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, his failure to conduct a go-around, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway departure and…

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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