Glass Roy L RV-6 N164RG

Summary

On 27 April 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Glass Roy L RV-6 registered N164RG was involved in an accident near Coolidge, Arizona, 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

27 April 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Coolidge, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Coolidge (P08)

Coordinates

32.9358, -111.4264

Aircraft

Glass Roy L RV-6

Registration

N164RG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesa → Coolidge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA187

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.