What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 1,2008, a velocity xl (rg) operated by ulrich christen landed on runway 15 within a formation flight of RV-8 aircraft. During landing the aircraft appeared to have traveled parallel on and off the runway and ended up traveling through the grass into cross over taxiway and R33, and then impacting one of the RV-8'S on the taxiway. Witnesses state the aircraft was traveling at a high rate of speed with a high left wing angle during impact, amateur video depicts a similar view. It appears to be loss of control. After impact the aircaft exploded, traveled approximately 400 ft landed upside down and was consumed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 1,2008, A VELOCITY XL (RG) OPERATED BY ULRICH CHRISTEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 WITHIN A FORMATION FLIGHT OF RV-8 AIRCRAFT. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE TRAVELED PARALLEL ON AND OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP TRAVELING THROUGH THE GRASS INTO CROSS OVER TAXIWAY AND R33, AND THEN IMPACTING ONE OF THE RV-8'S ON THE TAXIWAY. WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITH A HIGH LEFT WING ANGLE DURING IMPACT, AMATEUR VIDEO DEPICTS A SIMILAR VIEW. IT APPEARS TO BE LOSS OF CONTROL. AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCAFT EXPLODED, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 400 FT LANDED UPSIDE DOWN AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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