# Accident 20100617036469A: Bernhard D/ VANS RV8, Truckee, CA, June 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2010, 14:07 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3119° N, 120.1219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3119&lon=-120.1219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901X-2013-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bernhard D/Bernhard M VANS RV8 (registry code 05611TS, https://openairdocs.org/model/bernhard-d-bernhard-m-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERNHARD D/ VANS RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,970 total, 94 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100617036469A

## Narrative

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

A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SPOTTED THE AIRCRAFT ON A BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 28. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS FROM AROUND 220°. THE WITNESS STATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE PLANE CONTINUED NORTH BEYOND THE CENTER-LINE FOR RUNWAY 28 AND WAS DECENDING.  AT THIS POINT THE PLANE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A 45 TO 60 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO FINAL BUT AS SOON AS THE PLANE ENTERED THE TURN, IT IMMEDIATELY NOSE-DIVE DOWNWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT A TWIN ENGINE CESSNA WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 28 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR10LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA297), Jun 17, 2010: Bernhard Vans RV8 (N901X), Truckee, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a steep turn to final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

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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