# NTSB FTW02LA185: Quinn RV-6A, N799RQ, El Paso, TX, June 19, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 19, 2002, 08:05 local (15:05 UTC) - Place: El Paso, TX - Coordinates: 31.806667, -106.377777 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8067&lon=-106.3778&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54983 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA185 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54983/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54983 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA185 ## Probable cause A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, cruise - reason for occurrence undetermined - reason for occurrence undetermined - lubricating system - overtemperature - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - ground - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) ## Analysis During the initial test flight in the experimental homebuilt, single-engine airplane, the pilot climbed the airplane to 7,000 feet msl over the airport. Following an increase in the oil temperature and a loss of engine power, the pilot was cleared to land the airplane on runway 26. The pilot reported the airplane was "too high and too fast" to make the runway. The controller cleared the pilot to land the airplane on any runway. The pilot attempted to land the airplane on runway 08; however, the airplane did not have enough altitude or power to reach the runway. The airplane landed at the approach end of runway 08, and during the landing roll, the airplane encountered soft sand and a ditch. The nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest inverted. ## Factual narrative On June 19, 2002, at 0805 mountain standard time, a Quinn RV-6A, experimental homebuilt, single-engine airplane, N799RQ, impacted the terrain during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near the El Paso International Airport, El Paso, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the private pilot under Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, received minor injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local test flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight departed El Paso at 0750. The 326-hour pilot reported that this was the first test flight for the airplane. He had climbed the airplane to 7,000 feet msl over the airport, and noted that the oil temperature indicated over 240 degrees. A change in the mixture and power settings did not affect the temperature. The El Paso Tower controller was advised, and the pilot was cleared to land the airplane on runway 26; however, the airplane was "too high and too fast." Subsequently, the pilot advised the controller that the airplane would not make runway 26L, and the controller cleared the pilot to land the airplane on any runway. The airplane did not have enough altitude or power to reach runway 08, and the airplane landed at the approach end of runway 08. During the landing roll, the airplane encountered soft sand and a ditch, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest inverted. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found the airplane inverted and short of the runway. The nose landing gear was collapsed. The outboard 6-10 inches of the propeller blades were bent aft with leading edge gouges. Structural damage was found at the fuselage and wings. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N799RQ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N799RQ), registered now, S/N 25426 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: QUINN RV-6A - Registry model: [Quinn Rollie C RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/quinn-rollie-c-rv6a) (registry code 056118V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 25426 - Airframe hours: 3 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D3G 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Flight test, Part 91 - Registered owner: Rollie C. Quinn - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, April 23, 2002, 3 hours before - Departed: ELP, El Paso, TX - Airport: ELP, El Paso International, runway 8R, 9,025 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review April 9, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 326 total, 242 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: ELP ## 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 20020619012559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020619012559A), Jun 19, 2002: Amtr RV6A, El Paso, TX, No damage. (.19) On June 19, 2002, at 0919 mountain standard time, a quinn, RV-6A, experimental homebuilt, single-engine airplane, N799RQ, impacted the terrain during a… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 7, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54983. 419 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 419 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40446944&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.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. 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