# Accident 20190629008529A: Lane Larry R RV8, Joplin, MO, June 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2019, 13:35 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Airport: Joplin Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1531° N, 94.4989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1531&lon=-94.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678LL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678LL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lane Larry R RV8 (registry code 05625O6, https://openairdocs.org/model/lane-larry-r-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mattituck IO-360 (registry code 59603, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-io-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANE LARRY R RV8
- Reported engine: MATTITUCK IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 17 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008529A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RWY 18 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 KTS, PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS WERE PINNED AND THE TAIL WHEEL WAS STILL IN THE AIR.  PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT.  PILOT THEN APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER HARD LEFT.  THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN SWUNG AROUND TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SIDE SKID TO THE RIGHT ON THE MAIN GEAR.  AFTER SKIDDING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT STABILATOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT STABILATOR.

## 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 CEN19LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA198), Jun 29, 2019: Vans RV8 (N678LL), Joplin, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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