20041219031329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-8 · Albuquerque, NM · December 19, 2004

Date: December 19, 2004 · 11:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N204X
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05CA040
Reported as: Amtr RV8
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 478 total5 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N204XRegistration cancelled May 5, 2007 · Daniels James W RV-8S/N 81540 · Built 2004 Airframe modelDaniels James W RV-8 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On December 19, 2004 at 1130 MST, a vans RV-8, N204X, registered to and operated by the pilot, lost control and skidded sideways off the runway during landing at Double Eagle II Airport, NM while on a personal flight. The RH main landing gear caught in the soft ground and separated from fuselage. The right wing contacted the ground and was buckled mid span. The three bladed propeller struck the ground causing six inches of one blade to separate and cracking another approx. twelve inches from the root. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Double Eagle II Airport, NM, on December 19, 2004 at 1000 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 19, 2004 AT 1130 MST, A VANS RV-8, N204X, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, LOST CONTROL AND SKIDDED SIDEWAYS OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, NM WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE RH MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT IN THE SOFT GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND WAS BUCKLED MID SPAN. THE THREE BLADED PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SIX INCHES OF ONE BLADE TO SEPARATE AND CRACKING ANOTHER APPROX. TWELVE INCHES FROM THE ROOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, NM, ON DECEMBER 19, 2004 AT 1000 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN05CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control resulting in a ground loop.Dec 19, 2004 · Substantial damage