# Accident 20111015024429A: Araldi J Michael RV-8, Breaux Bridge, LA, October 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Breaux Bridge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2804° N, 91.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breaux Bridge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2804&lon=-91.9037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARALDI J MICHAEL RV-8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 40 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111015024429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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