# Accident 20180823012179A: Sipp Richard L VANS RV10, Spring Branch, TX, August 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2018, 12:45 local time
- Place: Spring Branch, TX
- Airport: Kestrel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8117° N, 98.4261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8117&lon=-98.4261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110DV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110DV-2019-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sipp Richard L VANS RV10 (registry code 05622GR, https://openairdocs.org/model/sipp-richard-l-vans-rv10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-G1A5 (registry code 41641, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-g1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIPP RICHARD L VANS RV10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-G1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 704 total, 323 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA507) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180823012179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA507), Aug 23, 2018: Vans RV10 (N110DV), Spring Branch, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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