# NTSB MIA02LA155: Barnes Vans RV-6, N190TB, Chesnee, SC, August 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 21, 2002, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Chesnee, SC - Coordinates: 35.178333, -81.817779 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1783&lon=-81.8178&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 55533 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA155 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55533/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA155 ## Probable cause the pilot misjudged the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and damage to the airplane. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) - Nose over, landing - aborted ## Analysis According to the pilot at touchdown the airplane hit the ground hard, and bounced high, and touched down a "second time." The pilot added full power to the engine and the airplane "veered to the left." The left wing struck some trees, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot was asked if the airplane had encountered any mechanical discrepancies, and he stated that it did not. ## Factual narrative On August 21, 2002, about 1930 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Barnes Vans RV6, N190TB, registered to an individual, impacted with trees during an aborted landing at a private airstrip near Chesnee, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot reported serious injuries. The flight had departed from the State Line Ultraport, Chesnee, at 1900. According to the pilot he had landed in an easterly direction at his private grass airstrip. The airstrip was about 1,300 feet in length, and has a hump in the middle. He attempted to land before the hump. He said at touchdown the airplane "bounced" and touched down a "second time." He added full power to the engine and the airplane "veered to the left." The left wing struck some trees, and then nosed over. An interview with the pilot by an FAA inspector revealed that he flew the approach slow, about 65 knots, with full flaps, because he wanted to land before the hump in the runway. During the flare the nose would not come up any higher, so the airplane hit the ground hard, and bounced high. The FAA inspector asked the pilot if the airplane had encountered any mechanical discrepancies and the pilot stated that it did not. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N190TB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190TB-2017-05-15), registration cancelled 2017-05-15, S/N 20282, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Barnes Vans RV-6 - Registry model: [Barnes Terry L VANS RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-terry-l-vans-rv-6) (registry code 05608GR) (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: 20282 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-B3A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert Kim Lawing - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2001, 30 hours before - Departed: SC10, Chesnee, SC - Destination: Chesnee, SC - Airport: NONE, Private, runway 090, 1,500 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: serious; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,600 total, 30 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.15 inHg - Observed at: KGSP, 23 nm away 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.