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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Spellman Daniel L RV-8A · Watkins, CO · March 22, 2020

Date
March 22, 2020 · 13:08 local
Place
Watkins, CO
Airport
Colorado Air & Space Port
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N537RV
Reported as
Spellman Daniel L RV-8A
Reported engine
Superior XPIO360B1AD2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,065 total63 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During landing roll out cross wind gust at low aircraft speed, pushed aircraft off the right side of runway. Aircraft struck 5000 feet remaining marker sign. Damage to wing and sign are minimal. Aircraft became stuck in mud. Aircraft towed out of mud and taxied to hangar. Pilot/builder discovered that left pedal at full forward adjustment with full left pedal would contact the cabin heat cable bracket. A bend in the cable indicated that interference had occurred and may have contributed to the inability to control aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLL OUT CROSS WIND GUST AT LOW AIRCRAFT SPEED, PUSHED AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK 5000 FEET REMAINING MARKER SIGN. DAMAGE TO WING AND SIGN ARE MINIMAL. AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN MUD. AIRCRAFT TOWED OUT OF MUD AND TAXIED TO HANGAR. PILOT/BUILDER DISCOVERED THAT LEFT PEDAL AT FULL FORWARD ADJUSTMENT WITH FULL LEFT PEDAL WOULD CONTACT THE CABIN HEAT CABLE BRACKET. A BEND IN THE CABLE INDICATED THAT INTERFERENCE HAD OCCURRED AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INABILITY TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT.