# Accident 20200304010429A: Randolph William D VANS RV8, Harrison, OH, March 4, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 4, 2020, 14:05 local time - Place: Harrison, OH - Airport: Cincinnati West - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.2592° N, 84.7744° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2592&lon=-84.7744&mi=10 - Aircraft: N878DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878DZ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Randolph William D VANS RV8 (registry code 05617OX, https://openairdocs.org/model/randolph-william-d-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RANDOLPH WILLIAM D VANS RV8 - Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA114) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200304010429A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 4, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:05 P.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (1905 ZULU), A VANS RV8, N878DZ INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 19 AT THE CINCINNATI WEST AIRPORT (I67), HARISSION, OHIO DURING A RIGHT CROSSWIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE FROM COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY VASI SYSTEM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS WIND 270-310 DEGREES AT 15-16 KNOTS GUSTING 21-23 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, 7500 SCATTERED TO CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 16 DEGREE CELCIUS, DEPOINT 0 DEGREE CELCIUS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO I67 FROM AN EARLIER DEPARTURE THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. SKID MARKS MADE BY THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BEGIN APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 19 AND CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LEAVES THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SKID MARKS MADE BY THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE BEGIN APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET FROM THE APPROACH IN OF RUNWAY 19 AND CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE SEQUENCE OF SKID MARKS INDICATE THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING AND VERIFIED THE PILOT?S STATEMENT OF USING THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LEFT HAND VASI ASSEMBLY. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED; SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR, THE LEFT FLAP WAS SEPARATED FROM THE WING, BOTTOM SKIN OF THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL CELL, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AT THE TIP WAS DENTED, RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING WAS DAMAGED FROM ROLLING THROUGH THE GRASS. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED AND A CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. PILOT WAS ISSUED A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS DATED OCTOBER 4, 2019. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD 22,000 HOURS TOTAL TIME, 3000 HOURS OF TAILWHEEL EXPERIENCE AND 120 TOTAL HOURS IN THE VANS RV8. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 WITH A DIRECT 90 DEGREE RIGHTHAND CROSSWIND WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS AWARE OF THE CROSSWIND AND GUSTY WINDS. THE CINCINNATI WEST AWOS REPORTED WINDS AT 280 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS. HIS APPROACH SPEED ON FINAL WAS 90 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED WHICH IS HIS NORMAL CONFIGURATION EVEN WITH A CROSSWIND. HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS WITHIN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY (600 FEET) AT ABOUT 75-80 KNOTS ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE STATED HIS CROSSWIND TECHNIQUE WAS CRABING TO THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE SIDE SLIPS THE AIRCRAFT AND DOES A WHEEL LANDING WITH THE AILERONS INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT STATED ON THE LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL TOUCH DOWN FIRST AND HE DID NOT HAVE TO HOLD A LOT OF RIGHT AILERON FOR THE CROSSWIND. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. HE HELD RIGHT AILERON INTO THE WIND THROUGHOUT THE LANDING ROLLOUT. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT?S TAIL BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE AFTER THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. HE HELD THE CONTROL STICK BACK, APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VERE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS HITTING THE VASI SYSTEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE FELT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND THE ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE UNTIL THE TAILWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE HAS LANDED IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS BEFORE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. A WIND GUST COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LANDING ACCIDENT. THE VANS RV8 DOES NOT HAVE A MAXIMUM CROSSWIND LIMITATION OR A RECOMMENDED CROSSWIND LIMIT. REVIEWED BY DWS 6/5/20 ## 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 CEN20CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA114), Mar 4, 2020: Vans RV8 (N878DZ), Harrison, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the steerable tailwheel, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll and subsequent impact with the precision approach path indicator lights system. ## Other reports on N878DZ (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20060531009769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060531009769I), May 31, 2006: Amtr RV8 (N878DZ), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] the owner and pilot of the aircraft departed watsonville airport (wvi) and flew over Salinas airport, and was returning… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.