20190426003459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Crum Don W RV-6 · Agra, OK · April 26, 2019

Date
April 26, 2019 · 19:45 local
Place
Agra, OK
Airport
Grassstrip Airort
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N621L
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA237
Reported as
Crum Don W RV-6
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,670 total112 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was operating a part 91 VFR flight returning to his private grass runway. The runway is listed as 04-22, 2000 x 30, grass, fair condition. The pilot stated during landing the aircraft tipped over on its back at approximately 30 miles per hour. The pilot stated uneven braking action as the weight transferred from the airfoil to the landing caused the aircraft to flip.

The aircraft was inspected after it had been recovered and returned to its hanger. The propeller, wing tips, vertical stabilizer, rudder and both elevators were damaged. The vertical stabilizer was crushed down approximately 6 inches.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS OPERATING A PART 91 VFR FLIGHT RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY IS LISTED AS 04-22, 2000 X 30, GRASS, FAIR CONDITION. THE PILOT STATED DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE PILOT STATED UNEVEN BRAKING ACTION AS THE WEIGHT TRANSFERRED FROM THE AIRFOIL TO THE LANDING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AFTER IT HAD BEEN RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO ITS HANGER. THE PROPELLER, WING TIPS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER AND BOTH ELEVATORS WERE DAMAGED. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.