# NTSB MIA06CA095: Marland E Davis RV-6A, N8117Q, Live Oak, FL, April 19, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 19, 2006, 13:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: Live Oak, FL - Coordinates: 30.088611, -83.084442 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0886&lon=-83.0844&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 63544 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06CA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63544/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA095 ## Probable cause Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing resulting in a nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - gusts - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown ## Analysis The pilot stated that he attempted a normal landing on runway 2 with winds out of the west. With the winds gusting over trees, he noticed the airplane drifting at the flare. The winds were pushing the airplane off the east side of the runway. He instinctively corrected with rudder and aileron, but did not add power. The airplane landed in a crab position, bending the nose strut, allowing the propeller to dig into the ground. The airplane slid approximately 30 feet until the airplane flipped and came to a stop. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On April 19, 2006, about 1345 eastern daylight time, a Marland E. Davis RV-6A, N8117Q, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, flipped over during landing at the Suwannee Belle Airport, Live Oak, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot received minor injuries and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Suwannee County Airport, Live Oak, Florida, earlier that day, about 1250. The pilot stated that he attempted a normal landing on runway 2 with winds out of the west. With the winds gusting over trees, he noticed the airplane drifting at the flare. The winds were pushing the airplane off the east side of the runway. He instinctively corrected with rudder and aileron, but did not add power. The airplane landed in a crab position, bending the nose strut, allowing the propeller to dig into the ground. The airplane slid approximately 30 feet until the airplane flipped and came to a stop. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8117Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8117Q-2006-07-05), registration cancelled 2006-07-05, S/N 25227, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Marland E Davis RV-6A - Registry model: [Davis Marland E RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-marland-e-rv-6a) (registry code 056066V) (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: 25227 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Raymond Lamar - Registered owner: Raymond Lamar - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: 24J, Live Oak, FL - Destination: 9FLO, Live Oak, FL - Airport: 9FLO, Suwannee Belle Airport, runway 002, 3,000 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 2,147 total, 384 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.90 inHg - Observed at: 40J ## 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 20060419012209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419012209A), Apr 19, 2006: Amtr RV6A, Live Oak, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 19, 2006, at approximately 1345 local EDT, an experimental amateur built RV-6A, N8117Q, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] attempted… ## Other investigations on N8117Q (1) 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. - [NTSB DEN99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA073), May 6, 1999: Davis RV-6A (N8117Q), Truth Or Cnsqnc, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A soft runway surface that caused the airplane to nose over. 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.