Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 N811JR

Summary

On 12 May 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 registered N811JR was involved in an accident near Pecos, Texas, 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.

Date

12 May 2012 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Pecos Municipal (KPEQ)

Coordinates

31.3822, -103.5106

Aircraft

Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8

Registration

N811JR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Pecos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA292

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the pilot approached his destination airport, he listened to the airport’s automated weather reporting station. As he flew over the airfield, he noticed that the wind indicators showed that the wind was from a different direction than what was reported from the automated weather station. He then listened to the reporting station again and learned that the updated report agreed with the wind direction indicators on the airfield. The pilot then selected a runway for the landing approach based on the prevailing wind. The pilot reported that the landing and landing roll were straight and without complications; however, about three-quarters through the landing roll, he felt a large wind gust on the right side of the airplane. The pilot said that he did not have enough rudder authority to overcome the effect of the wind and that the airplane did a 180-degree left turn. During the 180-degree turn, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage near the main landing gear attachment point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.