# Accident 20070616009099A: Amtr RV8, Wilsonville, AL, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 13:10 local time
- Place: Wilsonville, AL
- Airport: Commander Airpark Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2342° N, 86.5131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2342&lon=-86.5131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sandall Evan R RV-8 (registry code 056154B, https://openairdocs.org/model/sandall-evan-r-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1F6D (registry code 42253, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1f6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 40 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616009099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING. ELECTED TO PERFORM GO AROUND, APPLYING FULL POWER IN A NOSE HIGH, LOW AIRSPEED CONFIGURATION. PILOT IN COMMAND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, CREATING EXTREME SIDE LOADS AND FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A ROAD, DITCH, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS AWAY IN A PASTURE.

## 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 DFW07CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA136), Jun 16, 2007: Sandall Evan R RV8 (N222ES), Wilsonville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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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