# Incident 20140222002279I: Underwood J/Williamson T RV8, Marion, IN, February 22, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marion, IN
- Airport: Marion Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4899° N, 85.6797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4899&lon=-85.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Underwood J/Williamson T RV8 (registry code 0560788, https://openairdocs.org/model/underwood-j-williamson-t-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNDERWOOD J/WILLIAMSON T RV8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 16 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222002279I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 22, 2014, N540JT, AN RV-8, WAS OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM SHELBYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GEZ) TO MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MZZ).  THE NEAREST WEATHER AS RECORDED FROM THE KOKOMO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OKK) AT 1335L WAS VFR WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 12000 FEET, VISIBILITY 10 MILES AND WINDS 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH.  RUNWAY 22 WAS THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT MZZ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT, ELECTED TO MAKE A WHEEL LANDING.  DURING THE ROLLOUT, AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL WAS DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED TO THE RIGHT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE CORRECTIONS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY EDGE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND.  DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED SNOW THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS UP TO A FOOT IN DEPTH.  THE SNOW RETARDED THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PLOW OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

THE CANOPY BROKE FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AND^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SUPERFICIAL CUTS ON HIS HANDS AND ONE EAR.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N540JT (1)

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

- [Incident 20000603032589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000603032589I), Jun 3, 2000: Amtr RV8 (N540JT), Worthington, IN, Minor damage. (-23)After takeoff from shawnee airport (1I3) at 3000' the engine failed abruptly when the mixture control was adjusted toward lean. Engine power could not be…

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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