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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Simmon VANS RV-8A · Cameron Park, CA · June 18, 2009

Date
June 18, 2009 · 18:00 local
Place
Cameron Park, CA
Airport
Cameron Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N773JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09LA298
Reported as
Simmon VANSRV8A
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total14 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot reported that at the time of the accident he and a passenger were practicing landing at the Cameron Park airpark (O61). Some of the landings were touch and go and some were to a full stop. During the accident landing on runway 13, the pilot said he touched down long. He said the main wheels were on the ground and as soon as the nose wheel touched, the aircraft veered off the runway. The pilot reported he encounted a gust to wind. The aircraft came to rest inverted about 40 feet west of the threshold of runway 31. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries. This report will be amended as information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT HE AND A PASSENGER WERE PRACTICING LANDING AT THE CAMERON PARK AIRPARK (O61). SOME OF THE LANDINGS WERE TOUCH AND GO AND SOME WERE TO A FULL STOP. DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING ON RUNWAY 13, THE PILOT SAID HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG. HE SAID THE MAIN WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND AND AS SOON AS THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTED A GUST TO WIND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED ABOUT 40 FEET WEST OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 31. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.