- Date
- June 1, 2007, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Oakley, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N836RVStevenson RV-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20070601012129A
- Case key
- 65964
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in a inadvertent stall and impact with terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While on short final approach approximately 10 feet above ground level (agl), the pilot added a little power to the engine and then heard a "loud pop" sound. Subsequently, the airplane stalled and the left wing impacted the grass runway. The airplane bounced, impacted trees and a fence, and came to rest inverted adjacent to the runway. No anomalies were noted with the airframe and engine.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, while on short final approach approximately 10 feet above ground level (agl), he added a little power to the engine and then heard a "loud pop" sound. Subsequently, the airplane stalled and the left wing impacted the grass runway. The airplane bounced, impacted trees and a fence, and came to rest inverted adjacent to the runway. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant and co-owner of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. Examination of the airplane revealed the vertical stabilizer and rudder were crushed. No anomalies were noted with the airframe and engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N836RV
- Reported as
- Stevenson RV-6
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 21865
- Engine
- Superior XPIO-360, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Walter A. Stevenson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Oakley, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 210 total · 35 in this make and model · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.