Pilot Debrief

Joseph C. Andrews, Jr. Vans near Valentine, NE — 2012-07-27

Final reportCEN12LA488
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Date
2012-07-27
Location
Valentine, NE, USA
Airport
KVTN
Aircraft
Joseph C. Andrews, Jr. Vans
Registration
N122JA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1

Probable cause

The RV-6 pilot's failure to monitor the location of the RV-4, resulting in the on-ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the RV-6 pilot not ensuring proper separation from the RV-4 and his expectation that the pilot of RV-4 would roll out to the end of the runway.

NTSB narrative

The accident airplanes were part of a flight of four airplanes. The first airplane, an RV-4, landed and exited the runway. The second airplane, another RV-4, landed and was in the process of turning off the runway at a runway intersection. Although the third airplane, an RV-6, had been making S-turns for spacing behind the second RV-4, he did not obtain proper separation and landed and collided with it. The fourth airplane, an RV-4, abandoned the approach, went around, and then landed uneventfully. The RV-6 pilot said he expected that the pilot of the second RV-4 would roll out to the end of the runway.

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