# Accident 20110501008269A: Dralle Matthew G RV-8, Livermore, CA, May 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6942° N, 121.8206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6942&lon=-121.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N998RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dralle Matthew G RV-8 (registry code 05629QF, https://openairdocs.org/model/dralle-matthew-g-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRALLE MATTHEW G RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 178 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501008269A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI AND WHILE TURNING FROM RUNWAY 25R AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND CAUSING TAILWHEELED AIRCRAFT SKIP (CROW-HOPPED). AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO FORWARD INBOARD LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE AREA. AIRCRAFT ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT OUTBOARD FIREWALL AND TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HOUSING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED. NO INJURIES TO PILOT

## 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 WPR11LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA216), May 1, 2011: Dralle RV-8 (N998RV), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to exit the runway while still traveling at an excessive speed and his subsequent loss of directional control.

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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