# Accident 20160511003429A: Grenier Raymond VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8, Keene, NH, May 11, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 11, 2016, 09:45 local time - Place: Keene, NH - Airport: Dillant-Hopkins - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.8983° N, 72.2708° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8983&lon=-72.2708&mi=10 - Aircraft: N220RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220RG-2016-09-27) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grenier Raymond VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 (registry code 05622TG, https://openairdocs.org/model/grenier-raymond-vans-aircraft-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GRENIER RAYMOND VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 - Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 2 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA230) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511003429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW FOR THE SECOND PILOT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE TANDEM AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT RECEIVING THE FLIGHT REVIEW WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM NASHUA, NH AND NAVIGATED TO KEENE, NH AFTER COMPLETION OF MANEUVERS AND AIR WORK. AT KEENE THE AIRCRAFT MADE MULTIPLE, UNEVENTFUL LANDINGS AND TAKE-OFFS ON RUNWAY 02 WITH THE PILOT IN THE FRONT AT THE CONTROLS. ON THE FOURTH LANDING ATTEMPT, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT, STATED THAT HE "SAW A DEER ON THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VERBALLY NOTIFIED THE PILOT IN THE FRONT, WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS. THE PILOT REACTED BY APPLYING FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND FROM THE LANDING, BUT IN THE PROCESS IMPACTED THE DEER AND THE RUNWAY. THE DEER BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO DRAG ON THE RUNWAY" FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AT WHICH TIME THE DEER BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED 300 FEET BEFORE OVERTURNING AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE GRASS AREA, THE RIGHT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND NUMEROUS TIMES OVER DISTANCE OF 50 FEET. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL, NON-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIPS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE CANOPY AND THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER. ## 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 GAA16CA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA230), May 11, 2016: Grenier Raymond Vans Aircraft (N220RG), Keene, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane striking a deer during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and subsequent nose over. ## Other reports on N220RG (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20111109025669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111109025669A), Nov 9, 2011: Grenier Raymond VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 (N220RG), Nashua, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot in command landed on runway 32 Boire Fld Nashua, NH (ash) at 1134 hrs. After touching down and while in the rollout the right main landing gear… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.