Monte Clark VANS RV8 N889WT

Summary

On 5 December 2021 at about 18:30 local time, a Monte Clark VANS RV8 registered N889WT was involved in an accident near Hamilton, Montana, 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

5 December 2021 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hamilton, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Ravallit (6S5)

Coordinates

46.1517, -114.0728

Aircraft

Monte Clark VANS RV8

Registration

N889WT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2018

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stevensville → Hamilton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA056

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

The pilot of the tail wheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll with a crosswind, the airplane began to swerve left and right as the tail wheel started to come down. The airplane the veered left off the runway onto the grass and collided with a ditch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. 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.