Hasch VANS RV6 N423SH

Summary

On 13 September 2007 at about 14:00 local time, a Hasch VANS RV6 registered N423SH was involved in an accident near Salem, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 September 2007 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Salem, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Salem Airpark Inc (38D)

Coordinates

40.9481, -80.8622

Aircraft

Hasch VANS RV6

Registration

N423SH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Youngstown → Salem

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA313

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to the blocked cooling and induction systems because of the pilot in command's failure to remove the cowling covers before the flight. Factors were the pilot's misjudged landing glidepath, the pilot rated passenger's inability to maintain clearance from the parked vehicle during the landing, and the parked vehicle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The right wing of the airplane struck a parked truck during landing. The pilot reported that he became distracted during the preflight inspection of the airplane and forgot to remove the cowl covers from the engine cowl. He stated that he and his pilot-rated-passenger took off for a short flight to get gas and oil. During the flight, the pilot noticed that the oil temperature indication was "going up." The destination airport had a paved runway that was 3,404 feet long. On the south side of the paved runway was a parallel turf runway that was 2,593 feet long by 85 feet wide. On the day of the accident flight, runway maintenance was being performed on the paved runway and the turf runway was in use. The pilot reported that his passenger contacted the destination airport by radio and that they were informed of the runway maintenance. The pilot stated that the passenger took control of the airplane on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot rated passenger reported that he only took control of the airplane after the pilot asked for help. Both pilots reported that the approach was high and that they touched down a few times before the pilot rated passenger attempted a go-around. The engine did not respond and the airplane hit a truck that was parked at the far end of the paved runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.