# Accident 20090618008929A: Simmon VANSRV8A, Cameron Park, CA, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6839° N, 120.9875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6839&lon=-120.9875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773JM-2009-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Simmons Noel VANS RV-8A (registry code 056165I, https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-noel-vans-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIMMON VANSRV8A
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 14 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618008929A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA298), Jun 19, 2009: Simmons Vans RV-8A (N773JM), Cameron Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with gusting winds.

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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