# Accident 20150606008479A: Raddatz Steve RV-8, Monroe, NC, June 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0175° N, 80.6219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0175&lon=-80.6219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323RP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RADDATZ STEVE RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606008479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5 AT MONROE AIRPORT (EQY). UPON TOUCH DOWN 6 FEET RIGHT OF CENTER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT GEAR TO COLLASPSE AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE  GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERAL AREAS OF DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE AREAS. DAMAGE SUSTAINED FOUND TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA15LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA244), Jun 6, 2015: Raddatz Steve RV 8 (N323RP), Monroe, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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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