# Accident 20111109025669A: Grenier Raymond VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8, Nashua, NH, November 9, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2011, 11:34 local time
- Place: Nashua, NH
- Airport: Boire Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7819° N, 71.5147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7819&lon=-71.5147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220RG-2016-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grenier Raymond VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 (registry code 05622TG, https://openairdocs.org/model/grenier-raymond-vans-aircraft-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRENIER RAYMOND VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,101 total, 73 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111109025669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 BOIRE FLD NASHUA, NH (ASH) AT 1134 HRS. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AND WHILE IN THE ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING SPAR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ERA12LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA069), Nov 9, 2011: Grenier Raymond Vans Aircraft RV-8 (N220RG), Nashua, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main landing gear collapse due to the overload fracture of the hardware for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident testing and examination.

## Other reports on N220RG (1)

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

- [Accident 20160511003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511003429A), May 11, 2016: Grenier Raymond VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 (N220RG), Keene, NH, Substantial damage. On the date of the accident the pilot in command was conducting a flight review for the second pilot in the aircraft. The PIC was seated in the rear seat of…

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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