# Accident 20190614008879A: Riley James L VANS ACFT RV-6, Culpeper, VA, June 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5256° N, 77.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5256&lon=-77.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Riley James L VANS ACFT RV-6 (registry code 056120W, https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-james-l-vans-acft-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RILEY JAMES L VANS ACFT RV-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,926 total, 183 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614008879A

## Narrative

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

ON 14JUN2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200HRS, N696SH, A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR  AIRCRAFT, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 4, AT CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCJR). DURING THE INITIAL TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND HEADED TOWARDS THE GRASS FIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AT SOME POINT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE L/H MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE WING, CAUSING THE LEFT HAND WING AND ASSOCIATED AILERON TO CONTACT THE GROUND; THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE GRASS FIELD, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED INTO THE GRASS FIELD. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND WHILE IN THE GRASS FIELD.

WINDS AT THE TIME, WERE BLOWING OUT OF THE WEST/NORTHWEST AT 10-12MPH, GUSTING TO 18MPH. N696SH WAS HEADING SOUTHEAST (220) ON TAKE-OFF.

## 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 GAA19CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA351), Jun 14, 2019: Vans Vans Acft RV 6 (N696SH), Culpepper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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