ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265936
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| Date: | Sunday 25 July 2021 |
| Time: | 12:16 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N464DM |
| MSN: | 60329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1161 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ocracoke Island Airport (W95), Ocracoke, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williamston-Martin County Airport, NC (KMCZ) |
| Ocracoke, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that windspeed at the nearest weather reporting facility was 14-16 knots, and the windsock at the accident airport indicated a 90° crosswind. He stated that his approach was 'too high and fast', and he crossed the runway threshold about 70 ft above ground level (AGL) at a speed of 90 mph. About ½ way down the runway, the airplane was about 30 ft AGL at a speed of about 45 mph, and 'oscillating 20° either side of center.' The pilot believed he could 'straighten the flight path and touch down in time to stop' before the end of the runway. However, a gust of wind 'would not allow the aircraft to slow' and it ran off the end of the runway about 20 mph, nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical and horizontal stabilizers, the rudder, and the left wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to perform a go-around during the unstabilized approach, which resulted in the airplane landing too far down the runway, and a subsequent runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA299
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=464DM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2021 04:06 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Jul-2021 07:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 14:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 25-Jun-2022 15:47 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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