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FAA accident report · Larson Carr RV8 · Sequim, WA · January 8, 2010

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Date
January 8, 2010 · 14:00 local
Place
Sequim, WA
Airport
Sequim Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N747CL
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA103
Reported as
Larson Carr RV8
Reported engine
Lycoming XP-IO-360-B1AD2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
16,641 total265 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N747CLRegistration cancelled May 9, 2012 · Larson Carroll B RV8S/N 82431 · Built 2008Airframe modelLarson Carroll B RV8Engine modelLycoming IO-360-B1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 8, 2010 at 1400 pacific standard time, an experimental amatuer-built Larson RV8, N747CL, substained substantial damage when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Sequim Valley Airport, Sequim, WA. The aircraft departed port angeles, WA and had made a touch-n-go landing at Sequim Valley. The aircraft had landed on runway 9 and made a full stop at the end of the runway. Witness reported the aircraft then departed runway 27 and had climbed out normally and then entered a right hand turn. The witness stated as he was leaving the airport he had seen the aircraft in a tight right hand 360 degree turn, the aircraft was reported to be in a 60-90 degree bank when the witness reported seeing the aircraft pitch down and he then lost sight of the aircraft behind the tree line. The aircraft was found approximately 1/4 of a mile north of runway 09 in a freshly plowed field

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 8, 2010 AT 1400 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER-BUILT LARSON RV8, N747CL, SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT, SEQUIM, WA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORT ANGELES, WA AND HAD MADE A TOUCH-N-GO LANDING AT SEQUIM VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 AND MADE A FULL STOP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AND HAD CLIMBED OUT NORMALLY AND THEN ENTERED A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE WITNESS STATED AS HE WAS LEAVING THE AIRPORT HE HAD SEEN THE AIRCRAFT IN A TIGHT RIGHT HAND 360 DEGREE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN A 60-90 DEGREE BANK WHEN THE WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT PITCH DOWN AND HE THEN LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 09 IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR10LA103Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSequim, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Jan 8, 2010 · Substantial damage