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FAA incident report · Eldridge George W RV8 · Sunriver, OR · May 10, 2011

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Date
May 10, 2011 · 12:40 local
Place
Sunriver, OR
Airport
Sunriver
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11GE
Reported as
Eldridge George W RV8
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,533 total2 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N11GERegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2011 · Eldridge George W RV8S/N 80773Airframe modelEldridge George W RV8

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What happened

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

The PIC stated he had recently bought the aircraft and had been waiting for the perfect day to fly it. The PIC departed Sunriver and flew to prineville (S39) where he did some touch-and-goes and returned to Sunriver. During the rollout, after landing at Sunriver, the PIC felt a strong vibration in the tail wheel. He subsequently loss control of the aircraft, ground looping off the runway, and hitting the left wing tip and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC STATED HE HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PERFECT DAY TO FLY IT. THE PIC DEPARTED SUNRIVER AND FLEW TO PRINEVILLE (S39) WHERE HE DID SOME TOUCH-AND-GOES AND RETURNED TO SUNRIVER. DURING THE ROLLOUT, AFTER LANDING AT SUNRIVER, THE PIC FELT A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE TAIL WHEEL. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, GROUND LOOPING OFF THE RUNWAY, AND HITTING THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER.