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| Date: | Monday 24 November 2008 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N164LT |
| MSN: | 21633 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1006 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Onalaska, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Covington, WA (S36) |
| Onalaska, WA (KPVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot of the experimental airplane reported that he was landing at the private airstrip in windy conditions. He said that he landed on runway 27 with a 20-knot tailwind and was unable to stop before the end of the 1,100-foot runway. The airplane continued beyond the end of the runway and collided with a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind, which resulted in the runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09CA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 March 2010 | N164LT | Private | 0 | Onalaska, Washington | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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