# Accident 20190720015149A: Seavolt Jason E VANS RV-8, Oshkosh, WI, July 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2019, 09:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittmann Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seavolt Jason E RV-8 (registry code 05635BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/seavolt-jason-e-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-390-X (registry code 43001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-390-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEAVOLT JASON E VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-390-X
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190720015149A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2019 AT 0930 CST, N143MS REGISTERED AS A 2107 VANS RV-8 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAD STALLED ABOUT 6-7 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

## 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 CEN19CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19CA227), Jul 20, 2019: Vans RV-8 (N143MS), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate spacing from the lead airplane while landing following revised landing instructions, which necessitated that the pilot conduct an improper landing flare and…

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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