Coolidge Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Coolidge, Arizona 85228
Friday, April 27, 2012 9:30 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he was demonstrating stop-and-go landings to his passenger. During the second landing roll, the airplane began to swerve to the right. The pilot applied left rudder pedal and pulled the control stick aft. The airplane then ground looped to the left and came to rest upright. The rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/27/2012
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 930
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Coolidge
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85228
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 325609N
Event Location Longitude 1112535W
Event Location Airport Coolidge
Event Location Nearest Airport ID P08
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1574
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 935 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID CGZ
Elevation of weather observation facility 1464
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 17
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29902
NTSB Notification Source FAA Comm Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record May 22 2012 5:55PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N164RG
NTSB Number WPR12CA187
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name GLASS ROY L
Aircraft Model RV-6
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 60266
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Conditional
Date of Last Inspection Dec 1 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 32
Airframe Hours 447
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C126
Aircraft Owner Name Roy Glass
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Cardiff by the Sea
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 92007
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name Roy Glass
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Cardiff by the Sea
Operator State CA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 92007
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code FFZ
Departure City Mesa
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 830
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code P08
Destination City Coolidge
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 22 2012 5:56PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 05
Runway Length 5528
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --