# Accident 20071128827989A: Amtr VANSRV8, Latrobe, PA, November 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2007, 14:43 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Arnold Palmer Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2758° N, 79.4047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2758&lon=-79.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103JT-2012-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tobin James M VANS RV-8 (registry code 056233P, https://openairdocs.org/model/tobin-james-m-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV8
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071128827989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION FOR A SOLO TOUCH AND GO APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBE) IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR VAN'S RV-8. WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE ON THE THIRD LANDING THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE NEAR THE DISPLACED RUNWAY THRESHOLD. WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO VEER LEFT/RIGHT SLIGHTLY AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED POWER AND ABRUPTLY PULLED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 FEET AND BEGAN A ROLL TO THE LEFT. WITNESSES INDICATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL AND TURN LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF NO MORE THAN 50 FEET AND A HEADING PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, PRIOR TO REACHING THE GLIDE SLOPE ANTENNA. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN AT A VERY HIGH BANK ANGLE, AND BEGAN TO DESCEND TOWARD A LOW WETLAND ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WINGTIP FIRST, TEARING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND CONTINUED A COUNTERCLOCKWISE CARTWHEEL COMING TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND FORWARD FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC08CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA048), Nov 28, 2007: Vans RV-8 (N103JT), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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