# NTSB GAA15CA093: Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV 6A, N3086Q, Lorain/Elyria, OH, May 23, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 23, 2015, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Lorain/Elyria, OH - Coordinates: 41.344165, -82.17778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1778&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 29, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 91253 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA15CA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91253/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91253 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA093 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airplane attitude control during the landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing, and runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056111Z), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=056111Z), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=056111Z), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056111Z), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=056111Z), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing flare, the left wing lifted up and the stall warning horn sounded. He stated the airplane immediately descended, impacted the ground, and slid off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during the landing flare, the left wing lifted up and the stall warning horn sounded. He stated the airplane immediately descended, impacted the ground, and slid off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3086Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3086Q), registered now, S/N 23678, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ROGERS HOMER/ROGERS SHEILA RV 6A (A) - Registry model: [Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-homer-rogers-sheila-rv-6a) (registry code 056111Z) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 23678 - Year built: 1998 - Airframe hours: 1370.1 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-B2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kevin P. McGinty - Registered owner: Kevin P. McGinty - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, February 7, 2015, 395 hours before - Departed: LPR, Lorain/Elyria, OH - Destination: LPR, Lorain/Elyria, OH - Airport: LPR, Lorain County Rgnl, runway 25, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic primary flight display, Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 13, 2015; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 167 total, 12 in this make and model, 111 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.42 inHg - Observed at: LPR ## 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 20150523006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150523006389A), May 23, 2015: Rogers Homer/Rogers Sheila RV-6A, Lorain, OH, Substantial damage. During the landing phase of flight, the pilot experience a gust of wind over the top of the runway just prior to touchdown that caused a decrease in lift and… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 23, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=91253. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40429718&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum For Record - Pilot (McGinty) (item 2, .PDF, 136 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40429719&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20For%20Record%20-%20Pilot%20(McGinty)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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