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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sipp Richard L VANS RV10 · Spring Branch, TX · August 23, 2018

Date: August 23, 2018 · 12:45 local
Place: Spring Branch, TX
Airport: Kestrel
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N110DV
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA507
Reported as: Sipp Richard L Vans RV10
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-G1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 704 total323 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N110DVRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2019 · Sipp Richard L VANS RV10S/N 40065 · Built 2007 Airframe modelSipp Richard L VANS RV10 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-G1A5Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 23, 2018 at 12:42 CDT, a vans RV-10 aircraft bearing registration number N110DV, privacy data omitted impacted terrain during landing at Kestrel Airport in Spring Branch, TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot sustained one cut on his forehead. The passenger sustained no injuries. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from meridian, Mississippi on August 23, 2018 at about 0939 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 23, 2018 AT 12:42 CDT, A VANS RV-10 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N110DV, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING LANDING AT KESTREL AIRPORT IN SPRING BRANCH, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUSTAINED ONE CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI ON AUGUST 23, 2018 AT ABOUT 0939 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA507Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpring Branch, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and his subsequent abrupt maneuver to avoid trees, which led to the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and resulted in an aerodynamic stall during landing and a subsequent loss of…Aug 23, 2018 · Substantial damage