ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48453
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| Date: | Friday 7 November 2008 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Siesta Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N8LK |
| MSN: | 24015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 463 hours |
| Engine model: | Aero Sport Power O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Martinsville, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Martinsville, VA (VA72) |
| Martinsville, VA (VA72) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After bouncing on the runway, the pilot aborted the landing and added full engine power. The airplane began to climb, yawed to the left, and struck some small tree branches on the left side of the runway. The pilot corrected back toward the right; however, as the airplane approached the right side of the runway, in a nose-high attitude, it began a slow left yaw and roll. The airplane’s left wing impacted the runway, followed by the propeller and right wing, in a near-vertical attitude. Examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The pilot had accumulated about 800 flight hours in a similar type airplane and had landed at the airport on numerous occasions. Toxicological testing revealed that chlorpheniramine, an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine, was detected in the pilot's blood. The level was several times higher than the level expected with a typical maximum single over-the-counter dose. In typical doses, the medication has measurable adverse effects on performance of complex and cognitive and motor tasks.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb after an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2008 10:36 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Mar-2017 07:28 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2017 07:23 | junior sjc | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2017 12:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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