# NTSB WPR10CA425: Chris W Kleen RV-6, N515CW, Coeur D'Alene, ID, September 6, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 6, 2010, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Coordinates: 47.774444, -116.819725 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7744&lon=-116.8197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 2011
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA425
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77068/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA425

## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind that resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: crosswind correction](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 184 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062030/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on equipment; cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05609IY), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

During landing, the airplane encountered a strong crosswind and veered off the runway. The airplane collided with a runway sign and sustained substantial damage to the firewall, right wing, right aileron, and the rear fuselage undercarriage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine.

## Factual narrative

The pilot was landing at his destination following a cross-country personal flight. He encountered a strong crosswind gust during the landing, and involuntarily exited the runway. The airplane collided with a runway sign, and sustained substantial damage to the firewall, right wing, right aileron, and the rear fuselage undercarriage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N515CW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515CW-2020-08-31), registration cancelled 2020-08-31, S/N 22716, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Chris W Kleen RV-6
- Registry model: [Kleen C W/Kleen I RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/kleen-c-w-kleen-i-rv-6) (registry code 05609IY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 22716
- Airframe hours: 1091
- Engines: Lycoming IO-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Chris Kleen
- Registered owner: Chris Kleen
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, October 4, 2009, 53 hours before
- Departed: GPI, Kalispell, MT
- Destination: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Airport: COE, Coeur D'Alene, runway 19, 5,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 20, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observed at: KCOE

## 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 20100906041969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100906041969A), Sep 6, 2010: Kleen C W/K RV-6, Coeur D Alene, ID, Substantial damage. On Monday September 6 2010 about 1015A.m. [privacy data omitted] Was landing his RV6 on runway 19 at the Coeur D Alene, ID airport. He lost control of the…

## Other investigations on N515CW (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 GAA19CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA041), Jun 1, 2019: Vans RV 6 (N515CW), Paola, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion during the aborted landing and subsequent impact with vegetation and a nose-over.

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 29, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77068. 3.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40336988&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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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