# Accident 20041219031329A: Amtr RV8, Albuquerque, NM, December 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1450° N, 106.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1450&lon=-106.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204X-2007-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Daniels James W RV-8 (registry code 05617HA, https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-james-w-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041219031329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN05CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA040), Dec 19, 2004: Daniels Vans RV-8 (N204X), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control resulting in a ground loop.

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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