Mallory Christopher L RV-8 N492CM

Summary

On 26 January 2013 at about 20:15 local time, a Mallory Christopher L RV-8 registered N492CM, operated by Mallory Christopher L, was involved in an accident near Lake City, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

26 January 2013 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Cannon Creek Airpark (15FL)

Coordinates

30.1522, -82.6597

Aircraft

Mallory Christopher L RV-8

Registration

N492CM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mallory Christopher L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Lake City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on the 25-foot-wide runway, the airplane drifted to the right of the runway centerline. The pilot increased engine power in an attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane continued to the right and departed the runway. The right wing contacted the ground and the main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane and that better piloting and a wider runway could have prevented the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.