# NTSB WPR22LA185: Frazier Robert L RV-6A, N811RF, Prineville, OR, May 23, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: May 23, 2022, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Prineville, OR · OG21 Airport
- Coordinates: 44.195139, -120.82308
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1951&lon=-120.8231&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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA185
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105118/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA185

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control.

## Findings

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

- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation; cases with it: [Frazier Robert L RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05625BY), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Frazier Robert L RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=05625BY), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Frazier Robert L RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05625BY), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Frazier Robert L RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=05625BY), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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: [Frazier Robert L RV-6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05625BY), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, the airplane bounced while landing with a crosswind from the right. The airplane subsequently drifted left, exited the paved runway and collided with a tree. The fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N811RF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811RF), registered now, S/N 22069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRAZIER ROBERT L RV-6A
- Registry model: [Frazier Robert L RV-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/frazier-robert-l-rv-6a) (registry code 05625BY) (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: 22069
- Year built: 1999
- Airframe hours: 1447
- Engines: Lycoming U320 E2A 150 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Experimental (Special); Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Condition, January 5, 2022
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: S39, Dry Creek Airpark OG21, runway 25, 3,000 × 35 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 25, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 245 total, 33 in this make and model, 245 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Observed at: S31, 7 nm away

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 4, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105118. 3.5 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 2.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14462408&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20REPORT_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 698 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14490290&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA185%20Photos-Rel.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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