# Incident 20200322000729I: Spellman Daniel L RV-8A, Watkins, CO, March 22, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2020, 13:08 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Air & Space Port
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N537RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spellman Daniel L RV-8A (registry code 05637VO, https://openairdocs.org/model/spellman-daniel-l-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior XPIO360B1AD2 (registry code 59265, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xpio360b1ad2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPELLMAN DANIEL L RV-8A
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR XPIO360B1AD2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,065 total, 63 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200322000729I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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