20190819017839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sawyer Allen W RV-7A · Ocracoke, NC · August 19, 2019

Date
August 19, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place
Ocracoke, NC
Airport
Ocracoke Island Airport
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N566WV
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA499
Reported as
Sawyer Allen W RV-7A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-B1D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,846 total902 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On August 19, 2019 at 1:56 pm local, pilot in command ^allen Sawyer^ stated that after landing on runway 6 at Ocracoke Island Airport (W95) in Ocracoke north carolina, the winds had shifted to a quartering tailwind which was causing the aircraft to drift off the runway. He initiated a go-around and the wind blew N566WV into the trees off of runway 6. He stated that there were 2 souls on board with minor injuries like cuts and bruises.

On September 5, 2019,^ allen Sawyer^ returned my call. During the call ^mr. Sawyer^ stated that he saw ponding on the runway while he was initiating the go-around and was concerned that if the aircraft's landing gear went through the water it would cause the drifting off of the runway to get worse.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 19, 2019 AT 1:56 PM LOCAL, PILOT IN COMMAND ^ALLEN SAWYER^ STATED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT OCRACOKE ISLAND AIRPORT (W95) IN OCRACOKE NORTH CAROLINA, THE WINDS HAD SHIFTED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND WHICH WAS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF THE RUNWAY. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND THE WIND BLEW N566WV INTO THE TREES OFF OF RUNWAY 6. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE 2 SOULS ON BOARD WITH MINOR INJURIES LIKE CUTS AND BRUISES.

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2019,^ ALLEN SAWYER^ RETURNED MY CALL. DURING THE CALL ^MR. SAWYER^ STATED THAT HE SAW PONDING ON THE RUNWAY WHILE HE WAS INITIATING THE GO-AROUND AND WAS CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WENT THROUGH THE WATER IT WOULD CAUSE THE DRIFTING OFF OF THE RUNWAY TO GET WORSE.

NTSB investigation

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