Pilot Debrief

BORING ROBERT BURTON RV6A near Las Cruces, NM — 2014-09-01

Final reportCEN14LA471
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Date
2014-09-01
Location
Las Cruces, NM, USA
Airport
LRU
Aircraft
BORING ROBERT BURTON RV6A
Registration
N613LE
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

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

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.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have adjusted the turn to avoid steep bank and slow airspeed.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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