# Incident 20130817022469I: Coward Andrew D VANS RV-8, Henderson, NV, August 17, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2013, 18:15 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9729° N, 115.1344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HENDERSON EXEC (HND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9729&lon=-115.1344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411RU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411RU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Coward Andrew D VANS RV-8 (registry code 05610LC, https://openairdocs.org/model/coward-andrew-d-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COWARD ANDREW D VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130817022469I

## Narrative

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

N411RU LANDED RWY 17R AND HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, NV (KHND).  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.  REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT INDICATED WINDS FROM THE SOUTWEST (240) AT 10 KNOTS.  AN AIRPORT SIGN WAS OBSERVED KNOCKED OVER IN THE VICINITY OF THE AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST.

THE PIC ADVISED THAT THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SOFT.  HOWEVER AS SOON AS THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AS A RESULT OF WIND, AND THE PIC STATED THAT HE APPLIED RUDDER TO COMPENSATE.  HOWEVER, THE RUDDER PRESSURE WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY.

THE PIC HAS NO HISTORY OF PRIOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT OR ENFORCEMENT ACTION.  THE PIC IS AN ACTIVE PILOT FOR A PART 121 AIR CARRIER AND COMPLETES AIR CARRIER RECURRENT TRAINING.  THE PIC OWNS THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT.

THE PIC HAS BEEN COUNSELED AND HAS COMPLETED A FAAST TEAM COURSE ON POSITIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL.  DISCUSSION WITH THE PIC ALSO REVEALED THAT FATIGUE MAY ALSO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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