Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following an aborted landing which resulted in a collision with trees.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was landing the airplane on his 1,500-foot grass airstrip. During the landing, the airplane bounced and the pilot aborted the landing. As power was applied, the airplane moved to the left side of the runway into trees and the airplane came down on a workshop roof south of the runway substantially damaging the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR16CA022 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 6, 2015
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lebanon, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Private (none)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built RV-6A
- N-number
- N259MK
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.