Runway excursion Accident Van's RV-6 N190RV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22632
 
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Date:Thursday 28 August 2008
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic RV6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Van's RV-6
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N190RV
MSN: 30424
Engine model:Textron Lycoming o-360-a3a
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Watkins, CO -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Denver, CO (FTG)
Destination airport:Denver, CO (FTG)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
According to the pilot, during the landing rollout on runway 08, he lost directional control of the aircraft after encountering a left cross wind. Winds were reported as 000 at 10 knots. The pilot applied corrective control inputs, however the action was ineffective in stabilizing the airplane, which departed the left side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed the right wing spar and right aileron were bent.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN08CA146
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Sep-2008 21:59 JINX Updated
21-Dec-2016 19:14 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
21-Dec-2016 19:16 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
21-Dec-2016 19:20 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
06-Mar-2017 11:47 junior sjc Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative]
03-Dec-2017 11:57 ASN Update Bot Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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