# NTSB SEA04CA126: Ammeter RV-6, N16JA, Cascade, ID, July 8, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 8, 2004, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Coordinates: 44.484165, -116.001388
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4842&lon=-116.0014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA04CA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59591/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA126

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control.  Factors contributing to the accident are rough/uneven terrain.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - touchdown - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

The pilot reported that the airplane touched down "slightly" left of centerline and bounced.  Subsequent to the bounced landing, the airplane drifted to the left and exited the runway edge.  In an effort to steer the airplane back onto the runway the pilot applied right rudder and power, however, during the maneuver the airplane encountered rough/uneven terrain and nosed over.

## Factual narrative

On July 8, 2004, at 1040 mountain daylight time, an Ammeter RV-6, N16JA, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Cascade Airport, Cascade, Idaho.  The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred.  The private pilot and passenger aboard the two-seat airplane sustained minor injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.  The flight originated from Susanville, California, (SVE) approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes prior to the accident.

In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, dated July 14, the pilot stated the airplane touched down "slightly" left of centerline and bounced.  Subsequent to the bounced landing, the airplane drifted to the left and exited the runway edge.  In an effort to steer the airplane back onto the runway the pilot applied right rudder and power, however, during the maneuver the airplane encountered rough/uneven terrain and nosed over.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16JA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16JA), registered now, S/N 20094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ammeter RV-6
- Registry model: [Ammeter John RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/ammeter-john-rv-6) (registry code 05608JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 20094
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2A reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Randolph V. Reyes
- Registered owner: John Thomason
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: SVE, SUSANVILLE, CA
- Destination: U70, CASCADE, ID
- Airport: U70, Cascade, runway 30

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 141 total, 26 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20040708013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040708013999A), Jul 8, 2004: Amtr RV6, Cascade, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing, the pilot stated he lost directional control on rollout. The aircraft exited the runway and flipped over. Both occupants received minor…

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.

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