20021121031679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-8 · Puyallup, WA · November 21, 2002

Date: November 21, 2002 · 15:05 local
Place: Puyallup, WA
Airport: Pierce County-Thun Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N511SF
Reported as: Amtr RV8
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total2 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N511SFRegistered now · Sanford William M RV-8S/N 81483 Airframe modelSanford William M RV-8 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1B6DReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) When landing at Thun field, the pilot experienced a loss of directional control and the aircraft exited the runway to the right. Pilot regained control and began to parallel the runway. With limited field of vision over the nose, the left main gear hit a runway light. The runway light broke off, but the runway light anchor bolt was immoveable and tore off the left main gear. The left wing then came to rest on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHEN LANDING AT THUN FIELD, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND BEGAN TO PARALLEL THE RUNWAY. WITH LIMITED FIELD OF VISION OVER THE NOSE, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE RUNWAY LIGHT BROKE OFF, BUT THE RUNWAY LIGHT ANCHOR BOLT WAS IMMOVEABLE AND TORE OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT WING THEN CAME TO REST ON THE GROUND.