Van's RV8 N190GE
21 April 2011 · Locust Grove, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2011 at about 17:30 local time, a Van's RV8 registered N190GE was involved in an accident near Locust Grove, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Locust Grove, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mallards Landing Airport (GA04)
- Coordinates
- 33.3656, -84.1653
- Aircraft
- Van's RV8
- Registration
- N190GE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Locust Grove → Cedartown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the experimental amateur-built, tailwheel-equipped airplane stated that during the takeoff roll, at approximately 45 knots, the airplane's tail lifted off the ground and the airplane immediately turned left. The pilot attempted to correct with right rudder, brake, and aileron inputs; however, the airplane's right wing and propeller struck the ground. The pilot reduced power, and the airplane continued for approximately 150 feet before it nosed over. The airplane subsequently came to rest upright, and sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall and both wings. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies of the brake system or rudder controls.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2010 | Van's RV8 | Port Orange, Florida, United States | Robert L. Gandt | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Oct 2018 | Van's RV8 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Van's RV8 | Joplin, Missouri, United States | Joplin Flyers Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Van's RV8 | Langley, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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