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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Willerton Hazen Dennis VANS RV6A · Show Low, AZ · December 22, 2021

Date
December 22, 2021 · 16:35 local
Place
Show Low, AZ
Airport
Show Low
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6000Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22FA067
Reported as
Willerton Hazen Dennis Vans RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman was performing a personal flight to give a family member flight in the aircraft. He left his home base in southern Utah to fly to Show Low, AZ. Airman was not on the CTAF frequency and was not aware of the existing traffic. He realized this and changed to the correct frequency. Ground personnel who monitored CTAF stated that the airman apoligized for being on the wrong frequency after being established in the traffic pattern. The same ground personnel noticed that two aircraft were on final to runway 22 and in close proximity to each other. Both aircraft exited the traffic pattern from short final. The accident aircraft was observed making a right turn away from the airport using a medium to speep bank angle. The aircraft was then observed on a verticle nose down attitude. The second aircraft returned to a langing and reported that the first aircraft had crashed and was on fire. Research of the airman discovered that his medical certificate had expired may 2020.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING A PERSONAL FLIGHT TO GIVE A FAMILY MEMBER FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE LEFT HIS HOME BASE IN SOUTHERN UTAH TO FLY TO SHOW LOW, AZ. AIRMAN WAS NOT ON THE CTAF FREQUENCY AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXISTING TRAFFIC. HE REALIZED THIS AND CHANGED TO THE CORRECT FREQUENCY. GROUND PERSONNEL WHO MONITORED CTAF STATED THAT THE AIRMAN APOLIGIZED FOR BEING ON THE WRONG FREQUENCY AFTER BEING ESTABLISHED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE SAME GROUND PERSONNEL NOTICED THAT TWO AIRCRAFT WERE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 22 AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. BOTH AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM SHORT FINAL. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A RIGHT TURN AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT USING A MEDIUM TO SPEEP BANK ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED ON A VERTICLE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE SECOND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO A LANGING AND REPORTED THAT THE FIRST AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED AND WAS ON FIRE. RESEARCH OF THE AIRMAN DISCOVERED THAT HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED MAY 2020.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6000Z · 2

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