Malinowski Walter S RV8 N102CM

Summary

On 2 June 2017 at about 18:00 local time, a Malinowski Walter S RV8 registered N102CM was involved in an accident near Canaan Valley, West Virginia, 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

2 June 2017 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Canaan Valley, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Windwood Fly-In Resort (WV62)

Coordinates

39.0558, -79.4300

Aircraft

Malinowski Walter S RV8

Registration

N102CM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leesburg → Canaan Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA316

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing, as the main gear touched down, a wind gust "carried" the airplane off the right side of the runway. He added that, when the nose gear touched down, it sunk into the soft ground, and the airplane "flipped over on its back." The airplane sustained substantial damage to its canopy and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the weather at the accident site about the time of the accident was wind from 330° at 12 knots, gusting to about 20 knots. The pilot landed on runway 06. An automated weather observation system about 14 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 310° at 8 knots, gusting to 16 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.