Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Suffolk, Virginia 23434
Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:20 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On May 31, 2014, about 0944 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur built Landrum Vans RV6, N6RP, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Suffolk, Virginia. The private pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The local flight originated from William Tuck Airport (W78), South Boston, Virginia, at about 0830 and was destined for Suffolk Executive Airport (SFQ), Suffolk, Virginia.
According to the pilot's written statement, he intended to fly from W7B direct to SFQ to attend a fly-in event. After departing W7B at 0830 the pilot climbed the airplane to 3700 ft. mean sea level (msl) and leveled off for cruise flight. The pilot then descended to 2000 ft. msl about 10 nm from the airport. At the first waypoint designated by the fly-in instructions the pilot turned to a heading of 100 degrees magnetic. The engine RPM then went to redline, the pilot lost thrust and a reddish residue resembling hydraulic fluid from the propeller covered the windscreen. The pilot pitched the nose up, pulled the throttle off, and turned the airplane into the wind. During the descent the pilot selected an emergency landing site. He attempted to add power, but the engine yielded no thrust. While above the trees, the pilot realized he was not going to make the landing site and slowed the aircraft. As the airplane neared the tree tops the pilot pulled the control stick aft and the airplane stalled before making contact with the tree tops. The airplane subsequently fell through the trees, impacted the ground, and came to rest nose first.
The airplane was powered by an Eggenfellner 2.5L Subaru conversion with a Gen 3 V4 Prop Speed Reduction Unit (PSRU). The propeller is a VariProp model VP1 and, according to the designer, it uses Mil Spec 5606 hydraulic fluid to operate the constant speed propeller function.
The wreckage was retained by the NTSB for further examination.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 5/31/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 920 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | Suffolk |
| Event State | VIRGINIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 23434 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 5 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 364520N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0763722W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1315 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 165 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SFQ |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 70 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 4 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| 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) | 21 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 15 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 10 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.16 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KSFQ 311315Z AUTO 01009KT 340V040 10SM CLR 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 9 2014 5:02PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6RP |
| NTSB Number | ERA14LA272 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | LANDRUM KELLY T |
| Aircraft Model | VANS RV6 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 23075 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1700 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 1 |
| 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 | Jul 9 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 38 |
| Airframe Hours | 247 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | LANDRUM KELLY T |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | HALIFAX |
| Aircraft Owner State | VA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 245582642 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | LANDRUM KELLY T |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | HALIFAX |
| Operator State | VA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 245582642 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| 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 | W78 |
| Departure City | SOUTH BOSTON |
| Departure State | VA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 830 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | SFQ |
| Destination City | SUFFOLK |
| Destination State | VA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jun 9 2014 5:02PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |