# Incident 20200212000599I: Perry George Ernest RV-6, Williamson, NY, February 12, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2020, 01:30 local time
- Place: Williamson, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2234° N, 77.1844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2234&lon=-77.1844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51101, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Perry George Ernest RV-6 (registry code 05621VG, https://openairdocs.org/model/perry-george-ernest-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D1A (registry code 42145, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PERRY GEORGE ERNEST RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,400 total, 589 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200212000599I

## Narrative

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

ON 2/12/2020 AT APPROX. 1330 HOURS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AND FLIPPED HIS RV-6 AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING THE PILOT REPORTS HE BOUNCED. IN ORDER TO RECOVER HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE MAIN WHEELS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOOK A SHARP LEFT TURN AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ONTO THE CANOPY APPROX. 100 FEET FROM THE SECOND BOUNCE AND APPROX. 50 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED

## Other reports on N51101 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150828014449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150828014449I), Aug 28, 2015: Perry George Ernest RV-6 (N51101), Sussex, NJ, Minor damage. On 8/28/15 at approximately 1215 local time, the pilot in command of N51101 (expiremental RV-6) was in the pattern at Sussex Airport, NJ (kfwn) for a landing…

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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