# Accident 20040523008169A: Amtr RV8, Boulder City, NV, May 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2004, 10:45 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9475° N, 114.8686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9475&lon=-114.8686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N767GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Glenn L RV-8 (registry code 05612OZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-glenn-l-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,265 total, 310 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523008169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MAY 23, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 PSD, MR. SMITH, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N767GS WAS RETURNING TO BOULDER CITY AIRPORT (61B). HE MONITORED ASOS WHICH RECOMMENDED RUNWAY 9 AND WINDS 120 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS WITH GUSTS. MR. SMITH OVER FLEW THE AIRPORT AND CONFIRMED THE WIND CONDITIONS WITH THE AIRPORT WINDSOCKS. ON LANDING AND AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE TAIL WHEEL ON THE GROUND, MR. SMITH EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST THAT APPEARED TO BE A WHIRLWIND THAT MADE THE AIRCRAFT VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE REPORTED WIND WAS 30 DEGREES FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. HE WAS NOT EXPECTING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT. MR. SMITH MADE ALL THE CORRECTIONS HE COULD TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX04CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA231), May 23, 2004: Glenn L Smith RV-8 (N767GS), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was a sudden wind shift.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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