20221218021869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · O'Bryon Hal O'BRYON RV-6A · Afton, WY · December 18, 2022

Date: December 18, 2022 · 14:30 local
Place: Afton, WY
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78HJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA070
Reported as: O'Bryon Hal O'BRYON RV-6A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,611 total

N78HJRegistration cancelled Nov 10, 2023 · O'Bryon Hal O'BRYON RV-6AS/N 21043 · Built 2004 Airframe modelO'Bryon Hal O'BRYON RV-6A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot intended to perform a touch and go landing to runway 34. Approxiamately 20 feet down the center of the runway was clear, but with patches of snow and ice. Touched down, raised flaps and eliminated carb heat, prepared to add power to take off when the aircraft hit a patch of ice, causing it to skid left. Left main caght some deeper snow causing the aircraft to veer farther left and wingtip caught snowberm along edge of runway flipping aircraft on its back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT INTENDED TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING TO RUNWAY 34. APPROXIAMATELY 20 FEET DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR, BUT WITH PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE. TOUCHED DOWN, RAISED FLAPS AND ELIMINATED CARB HEAT, PREPARED TO ADD POWER TO TAKE OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAUSING IT TO SKID LEFT. LEFT MAIN CAGHT SOME DEEPER SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER FARTHER LEFT AND WINGTIP CAUGHT SNOWBERM ALONG EDGE OF RUNWAY FLIPPING AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR23LA070Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAfton, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during landing on a contaminated runway.Dec 18, 2022 · Substantial damage