# NTSB SEA99LA110: Parks RV-6, N80274, Hunters, WA, July 6, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 6, 1999, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Hunters, WA
- Coordinates: 48.170116, -118.120292 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1701&lon=-118.1203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 46771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA99LA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46771/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA110

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.

## Analysis

The pilot reported that the aircraft bounced after touchdown on the grass airstrip.  The pilot stated that he applied full power for a go-around, however, due to a nose high attitude and not enough airspeed, the aircraft stalled and the left wing dropped.  The aircraft collided with the ground and came to rest prior to reaching the end of the airstrip.

## Factual narrative

On July 6, 1999, approximately 1000 Pacific daylight time, the pilot of an experimental RV-6, N80274, lost control of the aircraft while landing on a private airstrip located about 15 miles north of Hunters, Washington. The private pilot and his passenger received minor injuries, and the aircraft, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight, had departed from the private airstrip about 30 minutes prior to the accident.  The flight was being operated in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. There was no report of an ELT activation.

In a written statement, the pilot reported that the aircraft bounced after touching down on the grass airstrip.  He then tried to execute a "full power go-around." But, according to the pilot, he was behind the power curve from holding the nose too high and not having sufficient airspeed. The pilot reported that as he attempted the go-around, the aircraft stalled and the left wing dropped.  The aircraft collided with the ground and came to rest prior to reaching the end of the airstrip.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80274](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80274-2004-08-31), registration cancelled 2004-08-31, S/N 23129, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARKS RV-6
- Registry model: [Parks Richard Alllen RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/parks-richard-alllen-rv-6) (registry code 05626TX) (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: 23129
- Airframe hours: 115
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Richard A. Parks
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 11, 1999, 12 hours before
- Departed: WA
- Airport: runway 4, 2,600 × 35 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,000 total, 115 in this make and model, 3,000 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19990706008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706008549A), Jul 6, 1999: Amtr RV6, Hunters, WA, Substantial damage. Acft sustained substantial damage on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)pilot parks stated that he was attempting to land on his private airstrip…

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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