# Accident 20240102000229A: Bender Thomas G RV-6, Moriarty, NM, January 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9730° N, 105.9939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9730&lon=-105.9939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111XF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111XF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bender Thomas G RV-6 (registry code 05604HR, https://openairdocs.org/model/bender-thomas-g-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENDER THOMAS G RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,366 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240102000229A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 2, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL RV-6, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, HAD A HARD LANDING ACCIDENT AT 0E0 (MORIARTY AIRPORT), MORIARTY, NM. THE PILOT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM MORIARITY AIRPORT (0E0). NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANSIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT INCURRED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARITY AIRPORT (0E0) ON JANUARY 2, 2024, AT 1030 MST.

THE PILOT STATED ON THE NTSB REPORT, "ENGINE START AND PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS WERE NORMAL. TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 2NM TO RUNWAY 35 FOR TAKE-OFF. ENGINE RUN-UP WAS NORMAL (1200 RPM + OR-10 RPM BETWEEN MAGS). TAXIED ON TO RUNWAY 35 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 LOCAL TIME AND TOOK OFF. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' (EYE WITNESS EST.) THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. AS IT APPEARS THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RWY REMAINING TO LAND AND OBSTACULS WERE STRAIGHT AHEAD. I LANDED HARD ON THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING I TURNED OFF ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHS AND FUEL SWITCHS. NO FIRE OR FUEL SYSTEM BREACH. EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALY".

THE WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WAS NOT A FACTOR.

THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 WPR24LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA063), Jan 2, 2024: Bender Thomas G RV-6 (N111XF), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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