# Accident 20151012020969A: Furgason James E VANS RV-4, San Marcos, TX, October 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2015, 17:17 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8925° N, 97.8642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8925&lon=-97.8642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165DR-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Furgason James E VANS RV-4 (registry code 056081F, https://openairdocs.org/model/furgason-james-e-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1A (registry code 41857, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FURGASON JAMES E VANS RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 212 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151012020969A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND TWO - THREE TAXIWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN OFF THE RUNWAY AND UNTO THE GRASSY AREA WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST FIRE.

## 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 GAA16CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA018), Oct 12, 2015: Furgason James E Vans RV 4 (N165DR), San Marcos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with an airport sign.

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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