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Mon, Mar 31, 2008

Prop Failure Necessitates Unplanned 'Water Landing'

You can never be too careful... or too prepared... but a prop failure is one of those weird situations that can put you down in a heartbeat -- as an RV-6 pilot found out. Thankfully, there was no injury to the pilot, but a landing in a flooded field did wind up doing significant damage to his pride and joy. We hope the bird can be fixed.

** Report created 3/28/2008 Record 1 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 65MK Make/Model: RV6 Description: RV-6
Date: 03/28/2008 Time: 2251
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: AURORA State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
PROPELLER FAILED INFLIGHT, AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WITH APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED, AURORA, OR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 03/28/2008

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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