# Accident 20210715009049A: Checca A R/Checca L A RV6A, Riverside, CA, July 15, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 15, 2021, 09:54 local time - Place: Riverside, CA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10 - Aircraft: N468AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468AC-2021-11-16) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Checca A R/Checca L A RV6A (registry code 05617SJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/checca-a-r-checca-l-a-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CHECCA A R/CHECCA L A RV6A - Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Flight instructor - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA271) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210715009049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 15, 2021 APPROXIMATELY 1950 ZULU TIME N468AC, AN EXPERIMENTAL RV6 AIRCRAFT ENTERED LEFT BASE AT RIVERSIDE AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY 27 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND, WHEN ON A ½ MILE FINAL, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED A LOSS OF POWER. THE RV6 IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND FACING NORTH. THERE WAS A SHALLOW HILL APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET EAST OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED AND THEN A 30 FOOT LONG GROVE IN THE DIRT 60 TO 80 FEET EAST OF WHERE N468AC CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FAA WAS ALSO ON SITE WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE ACCIDENT. FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE LOWER COWLING AREA AND BY THE DAMAGE FOUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE LITTLE OR NO POWER COMING FROM THE ENGINE. A DISCUSSION WITH THE PILOTS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE CIRCUMSTATNCES OF THE FLIGHT AS FOLLOWS: THIS AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED AND FLOWN FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TO RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA WITH A LOCAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND FOR MOST OF THE TRIP. THE FLIGHT ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INTENDED TO GET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND FLIGHT CURRENT. THE FLIGHT TOOK THEM OUT TO THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA (LAKE MATHEWS) AND WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR IN DURATION, CONSISTING OF GENERAL MANAUVERS TO INCLUDE STALLS, STEEP TURNS, AND SLOW FLIGHT. DURING SLOW FLIGHT OVER LAKE MATHEWS THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, HOWEVER THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE USING THE PRIMER SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME, THE PILOTS RETURNED TO RIVERSIDE AIRPORT. WHEN NEARING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE RIVERSIDE TOWER ASKED N468AC TO EXTEND DOWNWIND BEFORE TURNING FINAL. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND WHEN ON LONG FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INDICATING 129 KNOTS. THE TOWER ASKED N468AC TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER COMPLYING AND PULLING THE POWER BACK, THE ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THEY WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST CONSIDERING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE IN THIS AIRCRAFT FOR A RESTART, BUT WERE COMMITTED TO LAND SHORT OF RUNWAY 27 AT RIVERSIDE AIRPORT AND REPORTED THE ENGINE OUT AND UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY TO THE TOWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO CHINO AIRPORT ON JULY 16, 2021 FOR INSPECTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECORDS SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL WAS TOPPED OFF ON JULY 01, 2021 BY RIVERSIDE AIR SERVICE AND THAT THE CONDITION INSPECTION FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS CURRENT. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED THE FAA ON DUTY AND REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITH THE THROTTLE AND MIXUTRE FULL FORWARD AFTER ARRIVING TO THE AIRCRAFT TO DISCONNECT THE ELT. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND THE REPORT WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SAS NUMBER: WP21202102535 ## 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 WPR21LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA271), Jul 15, 2021: Vans RV6 (N468AC), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from available evidence. 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. 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