# Incident 20150530016129I: Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8, Winchester, VA, May 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1739° N, 78.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1739&lon=-78.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raymond Bruce E VANS RV-8 (registry code 05619W1, https://openairdocs.org/model/raymond-bruce-e-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYMOND BRUCE E VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: EAGLE IVEX IO-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,115 total, 1,087 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530016129I

## Narrative

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

ON 30 MAY, 2015, A VANS RV-8 (EXPERIMENTAL HOME BUILT) (N488RV) LANDED SLIGHTLY FAST AT 90 MPH ON RUNWAY 32 AT WINCHESTER AIRPORT (OKV).  AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT THE SECOND TAXIWAY WHEN THE TAIL STARTED TO GO TO THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO GROUND LOOP AND NOSE OVER AT A VERY SLOW SPEED.

WHILE ACCOMPLISHING AN INSPECTION OF THE INCIDENT SITE ON 30 MAY, 2015, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE PARKING APRON.  NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT.  IT WAS OBSERVED THAT PROPELLER AND SPINNER COVER ALONG WITH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHROUDS WAS DAMAGED.  THE PILOT PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE FAA INVESTIGATOR.  ADDITIONALLY, THE AIRPORT STAFF PROVIDED THEIR INCIDENT REPORT TO THE FAA.

ON 3 JUNE, 2015, THE PILOT PROVIDED THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS.  A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOKS REVEALED THAT THE TRANSPONDER CHECK WAS OVERDUE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ON 30 MAY, 2015.  ADDITIONALLY, A REVIEW OF THE PILOT?S FLIGHT LOG REVEALED THAT THE TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT WAS NOT PROPERLY DOCUMENTED.  NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

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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