RV6A - Final Report - N600VS

[A2022]

ASN reported runway landing overrun and flip over at Fordyce Municipal Airport (5M4), Fordyce, AR.

well, 3200 ft paved runway, a go-around is the best option. upon landing, always be ready to push the throttle for a go-around. consider each landing as optional.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/348666

[A2022]

well, these guys were lucky to only have minor injuries. since flaps were not available, it makes me wonder if the electrical system failed along with the electronic ignition and injection fuel system. was it worth it? money lost, plane damaged, people injured, FAA involvement. nah...

note: if you rely on the electrical system to fly, you better be sure it works. I think we are going to see more and more of these electrical system failures cause engine failures.

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 193496/pdf

The two pilots had just purchased the experimental airplane and intended to fly it to their home airport in Mississippi from Durant Regional Airport (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma. The private pilot stated to the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that the airplane was “a little out of annual” and the most recent maintenance was a conditional inspection completed on May 21, 2020. He had contacted the local Mississippi FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) about a ferry permit to relocate the airplane and was directed to another FAA FSDO in Arkansas since the airplane was located in Durant, Oklahoma. The pilot stated that he attempted to contact the Arkansas FAA FSDO and did not get an answer, and that was as far as he pursued obtaining a ferry permit.

The flight instructor rated pilot, who was flying the airplane, reported that at 7,500 ft mean sea level (msl) with the autopilot on the airplane was “running great.” About one minute after they turned on the cabin heat, the engine noise decreased, and the tachometer indications went to zero RPM. They turned the cabin heat off, checked the circuit breakers, and turned on both fuel boost pumps. The fuel gauges indicated that both tanks were more than half full. With the autopilot disengaged, they descended toward 5M4 about 65 kts. About 2,000 ft msl, the engine was still sputtering so they reduced the throttle to idle, turned off the fuel boost pumps, and turned off the master switch, but the engine continued to sputter. They continued to descend and maneuvered onto final approach, and then turned the master switch back on. They were unable to extend the electric flaps, so they performed a forward slip in attempt to descend. They discontinued the slip about 1,500 ft down the runway, then landed with about 500 ft of runway remaining, and were unable to stop; they overran the runway and nosed over in the grass.

The airplane was equipped with an experimental Subaru EJ25 series automotive engine.

[A2022]

Indeed, there's not much else to elaborate on this matter. A total electrical failure in an aircraft that relies entirely on electric systems is a critical situation. I do wonder if they managed to get a refund.

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 193496/pdf