Boring Robert Burton RV6A N613LE

Summary

On 1 September 2014 at about 14:30 local time, a Boring Robert Burton RV6A registered N613LE was involved in an accident near Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 2014 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Las Cruces Intl (LRU)

Coordinates

32.2894, -106.9219

Aircraft

Boring Robert Burton RV6A

Registration

N613LE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Cruces → Las Cruces

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA471

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing a stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he and another pilot had conducted a series of touch-and-go landings. He added that, after takeoff for the accident touch-and-go landing and during the base-to-final turn in the airport traffic pattern, the airplane's bank angle was too steep, its nose attitude was too high, and its airspeed was low. The airplane then entered a stall/spin. The pilot was able to recover to a wings-level, nose-low attitude before the airplane impacted the ground short of the runway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.