# Accident 20170916016039A: Rudberg Todd W VANS ACFT RV8, Manzanita, OR, September 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2017, 17:14 local time
- Place: Manzanita, OR
- Airport: Nehalem Bay State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6981° N, 123.9297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6981&lon=-123.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232TB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232TB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rudberg Todd W VANS ACFT RV8 (registry code 05615VR, https://openairdocs.org/model/rudberg-todd-w-vans-acft-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RUDBERG TODD W VANS ACFT RV8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA541) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916016039A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON LANDING ROLLOUT RUNWAY 33 APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO ELK BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PIC OR PASSENGER. BOTH ELK WERE KILLED.

## 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 GAA17CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA541), Sep 17, 2017: Rudberg Todd W Vans Acft RV8 (N232TB), Manzanita, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with two elks during 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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