# Accident 20120512007849A: Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8, Pecos, TX, May 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pecos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3822° N, 103.5106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3822&lon=-103.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811JR-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 (registry code 05629KE, https://openairdocs.org/model/risher-jimmy-e-vans-aircraft-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport O-360 A2A (registry code 01303, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-o-360-a2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RISHER JIMMY E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT O-360 A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 80 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512007849A

## Narrative

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

ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED CROSSWINDS WHICH CAUSED A GROUND LOOP.  THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT AND DAMAGED THE LEFT FUSELAGE, LEFT WHEEL SKIRT, AND LEFT WING TIP.  THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN12CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA292), May 12, 2012: Risher Jimmy E Vans Aircraft RV-8 (N811JR), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

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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