# Accident 20170626008659A: Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, Blairsville, GA, June 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Blairsville, GA
- Airport: Blairsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8600° N, 83.9917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8600&lon=-83.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865HB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N865HB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10 (registry code 05629QW, https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-richard-b-howe-michael-vans-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNES RICHARD B/HOWE MICHAEL VANS RV 10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626008659A

## Narrative

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

ON 26/JUN/2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TIME, AN AIRCRAFT MODEL RV-10 WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT BLAIRSVILLE AIRPORT (DZJ) IN BLAIRSVILLE, GA. PILOT STATED AFTER LANDING HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS, APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT, REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT, PUSHED HARD LEFT BRAKE AIRCRAFT STILL DID NOT RESPONSE AND CONTINUED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA17LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA217), Jun 26, 2017: Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael Vans RV 10 (N865HB), Blairsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing.

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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