# NTSB CEN11CA665: Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, N6YC, Lyons, WI, September 23, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 23, 2011, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Lyons, WI - Coordinates: 42.661109, -88.361114 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6611&lon=-88.3611&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 13, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 81894 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA665 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81894/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81894 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA665 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=05624ZR), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05624ZR), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=05624ZR), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05624ZR), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05624ZR), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis Prior to landing, the pilot circled the airport to observe the windsock and runways since she was unfamiliar with the airport. She entered the traffic pattern for the northeast runway, which sloped up and then back down. In an attempt to shorten the upslope taxi after landing, the pilot elected to land further down the runway near the downslope section of the runway. The pilot stated that she misjudged the landing/stopping distance and the airplane continued past the end of the runway and impacted a parked vehicle. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative Prior to landing, the pilot circled the airport to observe the windsock and runways since she was unfamiliar with the airport. The pilot entered the traffic pattern for the northeast (NE) runway, which contained an upslope and downslope. In an attempt to shorten the upslope taxi after landing, the pilot elected to land further down the runway or more towards the downslope section of the runway. The pilot stated she misjudged the landing/stopping distance and the airplane continued past the end of the runway and impacted a parked vehicle. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6YC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6YC), registered now, S/N 22998, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ESSELSTYN CHUCK RV-6 - Registry model: [Esselstyn Chuck RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/esselstyn-chuck-rv-6) (registry code 05624ZR) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 22998 - Airframe hours: 621 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1A 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: On File - Registered owner: On File - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, May 9, 2011 - Departed: HXF, Hartford, WI - Destination: WI92, Lyons, WI - Airport: WI92, Wag-Aero Airport ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review January 21, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 951 total, 160 in this make and model, 762 as pilot in command, 136 in the last 90 days, 71 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Temperature: 55 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110923021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110923021299A), Sep 23, 2011: Esselstyn Chuck RV-6, Lyons, WI, Substantial damage. On September 23, 2011 pilot planned on landing at private strip in Lyons Wisconsin, (WI92). The pilot noticed that the turf strip had an uphill slope and kept… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 19, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81894. 576 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 576 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355601&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.