# Incident 20081018851269I: Benson RV8FASTBAC, Eagle, CO, October 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2008, 13:25 local time
- Place: Eagle, CO
- Airport: Eagle County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6427° N, 106.9159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAGLE COUNTY RGNL (EGE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6427&lon=-106.9159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benson/Lechner RV-8 FAST BACK (registry code 05625ON, https://openairdocs.org/model/benson-lechner-rv-8-fast-back) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B2E (registry code 41863, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b2e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSON RV8FASTBAC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081018851269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAXIING, PILOT GROUND LOOPED A/C DOING MINOR DAMAGE.  PILOT HAD NO INTENTION OF FLIGHT.  PILOT HAD BUILT THE AIRCRAFT AND HAS NO TIME IN THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT.  ADVISED PILOT HE NEEDS MORE PRACTICE.

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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