Harold W Bruce RV-6 accident near Cloverdale, CA
On June 9, 2004, a Harold W Bruce RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cloverdale, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 9, 2004
- Place
- Cloverdale, CA
- Aircraft
- Harold W Bruce RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.776°N, 122.993°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040616X00815
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 9, 2004, about 1640 Pacific daylight time, a Bruce experimental RV-6, N621BP, impacted terrain short of the runway while landing at Cloverdale Municipal Airport (O60) Cloverdale, California. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries, and a post impact fire destroyed the airplane. The personal cross-country flight departed Healdsburg, California, about 1630. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed; no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 38 degrees 46.33 minutes north latitude and 122 degrees 59.33 minutes west longitude. The airplane was landing to the southeast, using runway 14 at Cloverdale Airport. The airplane impacted in a level attitude, about 10 feet short of the runway threshold. Witnesses estimated that the winds were 15 knots gusting to 25 knots out of the northwest. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records revealed that the pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplanes single engine land. The pilot held a repairman experimental aircraft builder certificate with an inspection certificate for the accident airplane. The pilot held a third-class medical certificate issued on March 3, 2003. It had the limitation that the pilot must wear corrective lenses. No personal flight records were located for the pilot. The aeronautical experience listed in this report was obtained from a review of the airmen FAA records on file in the Airman and Medical Records C
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and selection of the wrong runway, and his inadequate compensation for the gusting tail wind conditions, which resulted in a stall/mush.
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