# Accident 20200617006199A: Weidemueller Earl C RV-6, Clovis, NM, June 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2020, 12:35 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4267° N, 103.0775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4267&lon=-103.0775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1407W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1407W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weidemueller Earl C RV-6 (registry code 05622P6, https://openairdocs.org/model/weidemueller-earl-c-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEIDEMUELLER EARL C RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 420 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200617006199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA185), Jun 17, 2020: Vans RV 6 (N1407W), Clovis, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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