Seibert Robert M SEIBERT RV-6 N691RV

Summary

On 16 July 2012 at about 13:08 local time, a Seibert Robert M SEIBERT RV-6 registered N691RV was involved in an accident near Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 2012 at 13:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Ridgeland Airport (3J1)

Coordinates

32.4903, -80.9939

Aircraft

Seibert Robert M SEIBERT RV-6

Registration

N691RV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ridgeland → Ridgeland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA456

2 people were seriously injured.

The pilot's inadvertent use of the wheel brakes during touchdown and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction reported that, upon touchdown on the runway, the tailwheel-equipped airplane drifted to the right. The flight instructor commanded a go-around; however, the airplane exited the right side of the runway, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The pilot told the flight instructor that he had his feet on the brakes during the landing. Postaccident examination revealed that tire marks, consistent with heavy braking, began on the runway around the point of touchdown and continued to the point where the airplane exited the side of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.