# Accident 20200521008719A: Moody Henry D RV8, Hampton, GA, May 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2020, 19:15 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3900° N, 84.3311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3900&lon=-84.3311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665HM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOODY HENRY D RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YO-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200521008719A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 21, 2020, APPROXIMATELY 1915 AIRCRAFT MODEL RV8, N665HM LANDED AT HAMPTON, GEORGIA AIRPORT (HMP) ON RUNWAY 06. PILOT STATED TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLLOUT NORMAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 35 KNOTS LOWER THE TAIL, APPLIED SYMMETRIC BRAKING AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT BRAKE ABNORMALLY GRABBED AND JERKED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO WET MUDDY GRASS BOGGING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ERA20CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA200), May 21, 2020: Vans RV8 (N665HM), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A right main landing gear break malfunction during landing. Contributing to the accident was a worn right main landing gear caliper pin and pressure plate hole.

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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