# Accident 20220417005559A: Sawby Scott RV-6A, Richland, WA, April 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2022, 15:45 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3060° N, 119.3036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3060&lon=-119.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341SS-2025-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sawby Scott RV-6A (registry code 05605TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/sawby-scott-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAWBY SCOTT RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 21 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220417005559A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FROM RWY01 AT KRLD, SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT LURCH TO THE LEFT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SAGE BUSH AND WAS FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER HAD BROKEN RIBS.

## 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 WPR22LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA156), Apr 17, 2022: Sawby Scott RV-6A (N341SS), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll.

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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