# Incident 20250601006989I: Wonder Michael S RV-6, Englewood, CO, June 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2025, 12:50 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443MW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443MW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wonder Michael S RV-6 (registry code 05608PG, https://openairdocs.org/model/wonder-michael-s-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WONDER MICHAEL S RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250601006989I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1, 2025, AT 1250 MDT AT THE CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA), AN RV-6 LOST CONTROL WHILE TAXIING NEAR TAXIWAY CHARLIE.  PILOT STATED SHE HAD NO INTENTION TO FLY, BUT REASONS FOR TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT ARE UNKNOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY INTO A DITCH DAMAGING THE LEFT WINGTIP, LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER. A DAMAGED TAXI LIGHT AND TAXIWAY SIGN WERE REPORTED BY THE AIRFIELD OPERATOR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THIS EVENT. PREVAILING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WERE VMC.

## Other reports on N443MW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970727047279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970727047279A), Jul 27, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N443MW), Franktown, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot reported that upon landing at private airport, with grass runway, aircraft encountered series of bumps on runway and nosed over. On 12/29/95,…
- [Accident 19931207046119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931207046119A), Dec 7, 1993: Amtr RV6 (N443MW), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. On descent engine vibration. Magneto quit. Smoke. Oil on windshield. Engine quit. Right mag came off leaving hole.

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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