Van's RV-8 N998HG

Summary

On 29 June 2020 at about 22:25 local time, a Van's RV-8 registered N998HG was involved in an accident near McMinnville, Oregon, 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

29 June 2020 at 22:25

Classification

Accident

Location

McMinnville, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Mc Minnville Muni (MMV)

Coordinates

45.1944, -123.1361

Aircraft

Van's RV-8

Registration

N998HG

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aurora → McMinnville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA200

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a runway marker.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was departing with a gusting, left-quartering headwind. During the takeoff the airplane veered left and struck a runway marker, which jammed the left aileron. The airplane then banked to the right and the right wingtip struck the runway. The pilot then landed the airplane in a field off the side of the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.