Van's RV8 N665HM
21 May 2020 · Hampton, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 2020 at about 23:15 local time, a Van's RV8 registered N665HM was involved in an accident near Hampton, 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 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hampton, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Henry County Airport (HMP)
- Coordinates
- 33.3900, -84.3311
- Aircraft
- Van's RV8
- Registration
- N665HM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Peachtree City → Hampton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA200
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A right main landing gear break malfunction during landing. Contributing to the accident was a worn right main landing gear caliper pin and pressure plate hole.
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 airplane was also the owner and maintained it as well. He stated that during landing, the right main wheel locked up and the airplane veered right. The pilot immediately released right brake pressure and increased left brake pressure, but the airplane continued to veer right off the right side of the runway and came to rest inverted in a grass area. The pilot subsequently examined the right brake under the supervision of a Federal Aviation Administration inspector. The brake piston tested satisfactorily, and the pilot could not duplicate a brake locking event. He noted that one of the two caliper pins and one of the two pressure plate holes were worn beyond specification. The pilot added that the wear could cause the pressure plate to cock, or foreign object debris to enter, and cause unintended braking.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Van's RV8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2020 | Van's RV8 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2020 | Van's RV8 | Harrison, Ohio, United States | Caye Palmas Transport Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Van's RV8 | Sulfer, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2020 | Van's RV8 | Mandan, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Van's RV8 | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Rieder Kenneth J | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Van's RV8 | Joplin, Missouri, United States | Joplin Flyers Flying Club | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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