# Accident 20161227022889A: Mead Bob J RV-8A, Farmington, MO, December 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Farmington, MO
- Airport: Farmington Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7611° N, 90.4286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7611&lon=-90.4286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918KS-2017-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mead Bob J RV-8A (registry code 05617SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/mead-bob-j-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEAD BOB J RV-8A
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR XP-0-360-A1A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161227022889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED RUNWAY 02 AT FARMINGTON MISSOURI (KFAM). PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT AND RUN-UP WAS NORMAL. PILOT STATED THAT ON DEPARTURE JUST AFTER LIFT OFF THE LEFT WING ROSE. HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT WITH AILERON INPUT BUT OVER CORRECTED, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 02.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, TAIL, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO INDICATION OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE.

ACCIDENT FILE PTRS #201701386

COMPLIANCE ACTION (RT) PTRS#

201701409

## 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 CEN17LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA061), Dec 27, 2016: Mead RV 8A (N918KS), Farmington, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in crosswind conditions.

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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