# Accident 20161122019279A: Hundley Michael J VANS RV8, Roopville, GA, November 22, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2016, 17:25 local time
- Place: Roopville, GA
- Airport: Gum Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4214° N, 85.1614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4214&lon=-85.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880KM-2017-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hundley Michael J VANS RV8 (registry code 05629TJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hundley-michael-j-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming V0-360-A1A (registry code 41630, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-v0-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNDLEY MICHAEL J VANS RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING V0-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161122019279A

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED LEFT. PILOT OVER CORRECTED BUT DUE TO THE DRY SANDY RUNWAY, MAIN GEAR BRAKING AND TAIL WHEEL STEERING WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A "GROUND LOOP" TO THE RIGHT RESULTING INTO A COLLISION WITH TWO TREES.

## 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 GAA17CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA085), Nov 22, 2016: Hundley Michael J Vans RV8 (N880KM), Roopville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s overcorrection with the right rudder during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.

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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