Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Pilot injured after a 2011 Vans RV-6A plane crash in a farm field in Floyd County, Georgia


Vans RV-6/6A planes similar to the one that crashed


SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

ROME, GA

John Bailey JBailey@RN-T.com

The pilot of a kit plane was injured Monday when his plane crashed in a farm field near 2068 Old Dalton Road, Rome, Gergia.
 
Mark Easterwood of Rome was piloting a silver 2011 fixed-wing, single-engine experimental aircraft manufactured by Vans Aircraft Inc. when the plane crashed nose-down.

Easterwood only suffered minor injuries, according to Floyd County Police Department spokesman Jerome Poole.

The plane took off from Richard B. Russell Airport that morning, a relatively short distance away.

County police were called in to keep the area secure until an official with the Federal Aviation Administration arrived to investigate the crash.

Easterwood was being treated at Redmond Regional Medical Center on Monday afternoon, according to Andrea Pitts director of marketing and public relations.



Aircraft Registration (N555TN)

Aircraft Summary
Summary Owner Airworthiness Serial Number
2011 EASTERWOOD MARK W RV-6A
Fixed wing single engine
(2 seats / 1 engine)
EASTERWOOD MARK W
ROME, GA
(Co-owned)
Experimental 23623
Engine Weight Speed Mode S Code
LYCOMING O-320-E3D
Horsepower: 150 (Reciprocating)
Less than 12,500lbs Not defined 51611664 / A713B4


Registration Details
Status Certificate Issue Date Airworthiness Date Last Action Date Expiration
Assigned 2001-04-04 2011-07-03 2015-08-07 2017-02-28


Registration History
Date Owner Location
07-Aug-2015 EASTERWOOD MARK W ROME GA
16-Dec-2013 EASTERWOOD MARK W GREENVILLE SC
17-Oct-2009 EASTERWOOD MARK W GREEN COVE SPRINGS FL
02-Jun-2006 EASTERWOOD MARK W LAKE STEVENS WA


Here is a webpage to get information on the Vans self-built airplanes:

http://www.vansaircraft.com/public/rv6.htm
The side-by-side RV-6 and its cousin, the tricycle gear RV-6A were introduced in 1986 and soon became the best-selling kit aircraft to date.



Date: 07-SEP-2015
Time: -10:00
Type:
Vans RV-6A
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N555TN
C/n / msn: 23623
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Near Richard B. Russell Regional Airport (KRMG), Rome, GA - United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:

Destination airport:



Narrative:
The aircraft, an experimental Easterwood built RV-6A, force landed to open field terrain east of Richard B. Russell Regional Airport-J.H. Towers Field (KRMG), Rome, Georgia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.
Sources:

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=179363
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/news/local/pilot-suffers-minor-injuries-after-plane-crash-at-farm-on/article_6c08370c-5584-11e5-ba6c-3f07d26bbef9.html?mode=jqm
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=555TN