# Accident 20091229053549A: Hoover Fran RV-8, Houma, LA, December 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2009, 13:50 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5664° N, 90.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5664&lon=-90.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17325, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoover Frank RV-8 (registry code 05606UB, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoover-frank-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOOVER FRAN RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,900 total, 580 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091229053549A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, AT THE HOUMA-TERREBONNE AIRPORT IN HOUMA, LA, AS THE NUMBER 2 IN A FLIGHT OF TWO WITH A T6. HE WAS ABOUT 2,000 FEET BEHIND THE T6. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT CORRECT IN A TIMELY FASHION AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AT THE MID FIELD POINT OF RUNWAY 36. THE LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36. AS A RESULT OF THE LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING.THE REPORTED WINDS FROM HUM AT 1850Z: WINDS 080 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS

## 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 CEN10CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA086), Dec 29, 2009: Hoover Frank RV-8 (N17325), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N17325 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190224010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190224010519I), Feb 24, 2019: Hoover Frank RV-8 (N17325), Mobile, AL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed without incident. Upon the roll out and as aircraft was slowing, the aircraft suddenly turned approximately 90 degrees causing it to roll into…

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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