NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL84LA254
Registry · N66AU
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6
Year of manufacture
2010
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20101016
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8B1F3
Registrant of record
SKY WEST AVIATION INC TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT REPORTEDLY SET UP A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT ON FINAL APPROACH SO THAT HE COULD LAND THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY TO AVOID EXCESSIVE BRAKING ON THE WET RWY. THE PILOT DESCENDED THE AIRCRAFT BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE PROVIDED BY THE VASI AND WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT BEFORE GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 12 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY IN WET GROUND. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE RWY EDGE AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_ATL84LA254.txt.
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