# Accident 20110421008499A: Christmann Michael VANS RV8, Locust Grove, GA, April 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2011, 13:30 local time
- Place: Locust Grove, GA
- Airport: Mallards Landing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3656° N, 84.1653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3656&lon=-84.1653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N190GE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190GE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christmann Michael VANS RV8 (registry code 05619JK, https://openairdocs.org/model/christmann-michael-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRISTMANN MICHAEL VANS RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 393 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110421008499A

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 45 KNOTS AND 25 FEET ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT PITCHED LEFT.  PILOT APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, WENT BACK IN THE AIR SEVERAL FEET, CAME DOWN AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND.  PILOT APPLIED RIGHT AILERON, AIRCRAFT ROLLED RIGHT WHILE CONTACTING THE GROUND, PILOT APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING NOSE TO DIP RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE WITH RIGHT WING STRIKING THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP.  GROUND SCARS INDICATE A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 150' BETWEEN FIRST GROUND STRIKE AND STOP.

## 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 ERA11CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA256), Apr 21, 2011: Vans RV8 (N190GE), Locust Grove, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll.

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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