# Accident 20110622011699A: Inhofe James M / Davis Jim VANS RV-8, Sheridan, WY, June 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sheridan, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7692° N, 106.9803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7692&lon=-106.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4546Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4546Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Inhofe James M / Davis Jim VANS RV-8 (registry code 05614MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/inhofe-james-m-davis-jim-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INHOFE JAMES M / DAVIS JIM VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 280 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110622011699A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 22, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LCL N4546Y, A VANS RV-8, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT SHERIDAN, WY. THE PILOT AND ONE (1) PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14CFR PART 91.

## 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 WPR11LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA280), Jun 22, 2011: Inhofe/ Davis Vans RV-8 (N4546Y), Sheridan, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N4546Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061005024779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061005024779I), Oct 5, 2006: Amtr VANSRV8 (N4546Y), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On October 5, 2006, a vans (experimental) RV-8, N4546Y, lost directional control while landing on runway 1 right at the Richard Jones-Tulsa riverside…
- [Incident 20040308003479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040308003479I), Mar 8, 2004: Amtr VANSRV8 (N4546Y), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. (-23) After landing and turning right on the taxiway the aircraft made a ground loop of more than 360 degrees when the brakes were applied. The skid marks…

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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