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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hester James Arthur RV-6 · Monument Valley, UT · June 27, 2019

Date: June 27, 2019 · 11:15 local
Place: Monument Valley, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N475AH
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA374
Reported as: Hester James Arthur RV-6
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 446 total216 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

N475AHRegistered now · Hester James Arthur RV-6S/N 20475 Airframe modelHester James Arthur RV-6 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot flew to Monument Valley (UT25) from moriarty, NM (0E0). Approached runway 16. Pilot had to execute go around due to truck parked on runway. Approached runway 16 again same as first, touchdown was hard. Pilot applied full power to try go around. Aircraft stalled and veered left. Left wing touched the ground causing right wing and landing gear to hit ground hard. Propeller then hit ground. Right wing substantially damaged. Propeller and right landing gear damaged as well.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW TO MONUMENT VALLEY (UT25) FROM MORIARTY, NM (0E0). APPROACHED RUNWAY 16. PILOT HAD TO EXECUTE GO AROUND DUE TO TRUCK PARKED ON RUNWAY. APPROACHED RUNWAY 16 AGAIN SAME AS FIRST, TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD. PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO TRY GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND VEERED LEFT. LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND CAUSING RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR TO HIT GROUND HARD. PROPELLER THEN HIT GROUND. RIGHT WING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. PROPELLER AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR DAMAGED AS WELL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA374Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMonument Valley, UTThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jun 27, 2019 · Substantial damage