# Accident 20230408003619A: Peter M Spradling VANS RV-6A, Goldsby, OK, April 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2023, 18:32 local time
- Place: Goldsby, OK
- Airport: David Jay Perry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1551° N, 97.4704° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1551&lon=-97.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48PS-2024-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Peter M Spradling VANS RV-6A (registry code 05634WI, https://openairdocs.org/model/peter-m-spradling-vans-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PETER M SPRADLING VANS RV-6A
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR O-360-B1C2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230408003619A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM DAVID JAY PERRY AIRPORT (1K4) GOLDSBY, OKLAHOMA AND APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY BACKFIRE NUMEROUS TIMES ACCOMPANIED BY A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AT THIS POINT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 200-300 AGL, THE PILOT DECIDED THE BEST PLAN OF ACTION WAS TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND. HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO RUNWAY 13 BUT UNDER LIMITED ENGINE POWER. DUE TO THE POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE, HE LANDED HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR CUTS/INJURIES FROM THE BROKEN CANOPY PLEXIGLAS. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, VERTICAL TAIL, ENGINE FIREWALL, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. ACCIDENT DOCUMENTED IN SAS UNDER ACTIVITY SW15202302527.

## 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 CEN23LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA152), Apr 8, 2023: Vans RV6 (N48PS), Goldsby, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine electronic ignition system became disconnected, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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