# Accident 20221218021869A: O'Bryon Hal O'BRYON RV-6A, Afton, WY, December 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7088° N, 110.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7088&lon=-110.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78HJ-2023-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: O'Bryon Hal O'BRYON RV-6A (registry code 0561766, https://openairdocs.org/model/o-bryon-hal-o-bryon-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: O'BRYON HAL O'BRYON RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,611 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221218021869A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA070), Dec 18, 2022: Vans RV6 (N78HJ), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during landing on a contaminated runway.

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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