# Accident 20210725011839A: Millsap Dennis RV-6A, Ocracoke, NC, July 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2021, 13:16 local time
- Place: Ocracoke, NC
- Airport: Ocracoke Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1040° N, 75.9617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1040&lon=-75.9617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N464DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N464DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Millsap Dennis RV-6A (registry code 05607ON, https://openairdocs.org/model/millsap-dennis-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLSAP DENNIS RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,176 total, 11 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210725011839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 6 AT OCRACOKE ISLAND AIRPORT, W95. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED BEFORE THE END UP THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP GOING INTO THE GRASS/SAND WHERE IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE SAND/GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 ERA21LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA299), Jul 25, 2021: Vans RV6 (N464DM), Ocracoke, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around during the unstabilized approach, which resulted in the airplane landing too far down the runway, and a subsequent runway excursion.

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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