30.2804° N, 91.9037° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Breaux Bridge, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 15, 2011 · 15:45 local
Place
Breaux Bridge, LA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N610EC
Reported as
Araldi J Michael RV-8
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
492 total40 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was attempting a normal landing on a sod strip with grass approximately 2"-4" in length. After touchdown the aircraft "ballooned" into the air to an altitude of 10-15 feet. He attempted to recover the aircraft by applying power but the aircraft began to translate to the left and impacted the ground along the left side of the runway and slid to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A NORMAL LANDING ON A SOD STRIP WITH GRASS APPROXIMATELY 2"-4" IN LENGTH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT "BALLOONED" INTO THE AIR TO AN ALTITUDE OF 10-15 FEET. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TRANSLATE TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP.