Van's RV8 N312FM

Summary

On 6 July 2024 at about 14:15 local time, a Van's RV8 registered N312FM was involved in an accident near Atwater, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 July 2024 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Atwater, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Stanton Hill Aerodrome (68MN)

Coordinates

45.0486, -94.8367

Aircraft

Van's RV8

Registration

N312FM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Starbuck → Atwater

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA254

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s inability to stop the landing roll on a wet grass runway which resulted in a runway overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing on a wet grass runway, the airplane began to slide and he was unable to stop before the airplane departed the end of the runway into a soft, wet soybean field. The main landing gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, empennage, and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.