20200617006199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Weidemueller Earl C RV-6 · Clovis, NM · June 17, 2020

Date: June 17, 2020 · 12:35 local
Place: Clovis, NM
Airport: Clovis
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1407W
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20CA185
Reported as: Weidemueller Earl C RV-6
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,000 total420 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N1407WRegistered now · Weidemueller Earl C RV-6S/N 60382 Airframe modelWeidemueller Earl C RV-6 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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On June 17, 2020, at approximately 1130 MST, a RV-6 aircraft bearing registration number N1407W, ground loop on runway 22 at Clovis Airport (cvn) Clovis, new Mexico. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and one passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from new braunfels regional airport (kbaz) in new braunfels, Texas on June 17, 2020 at approximately 0850 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 17, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 MST, A RV-6 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N1407W, GROUND LOOP ON RUNWAY 22 AT CLOVIS AIRPORT (CVN) CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NEW BRAUNFELS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBAZ) IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS ON JUNE 17, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 CDT.

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 WPR20CA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportClovis, NMThe pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and subsequent runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s aft center of gravity at the time of the accident.Jun 17, 2020 · Substantial damage