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| Date: | Monday 6 September 2010 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N515CW |
| MSN: | 22716 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1091 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coeur d'Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field, ID (COE/KCOE) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalispell-Glacier Park International Airport, MT (FCA/KGPI) |
| Coeur d'Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field, ID (COE/KCOE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing, the airplane encountered a strong crosswind and veered off the runway. The airplane collided with a runway sign and sustained substantial damage to the firewall, right wing, right aileron, and the rear fuselage undercarriage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind that resulted in a loss of directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA425
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 2019 | N515CW | Private | 0 | Paola, KS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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