# Accident 20170602018509A: Malinowski Walter S RV8A, Canaan Valley, WV, June 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2017, 15:10 local time
- Place: Canaan Valley, WV
- Airport: Windwood Fly-In
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0558° N, 79.4300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0558&lon=-79.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102CM-2018-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Malinowski Walter S RV8A (registry code 05626O3, https://openairdocs.org/model/malinowski-walter-s-rv8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MALINOWSKI WALTER S RV8A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,690 total, 97 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170602018509A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO MISMANAGED CONTROLS, AS SHOWN BY THE WITNESS MARKS ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE AND ENTER INTO A PORPOISE AS DESCRIBED IN THE FAA AIRPLANE FLYING HANDBOOK. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA17CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA316), Jun 2, 2017: Malinowski Walter S RV8 (N102CM), Canaan Valley, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind 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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