# Accident 20200608011129A: B & M Carr VANS RV-8, Sulphur, LA, June 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2020, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sulphur, LA
- Airport: Southland Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1339° N, 93.3778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1339&lon=-93.3778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44LA-2020-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: B & M Carr VANS RV-8 (registry code 05638NT, https://openairdocs.org/model/b-m-carr-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport O-360-A1A (registry code 01301, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: B & M CARR VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608011129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING INTO SOUTHLAND FIELD IN SULPHUR, LOUISIANA (KXUL)AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT FOR SOME CONTINUED ROTORCRAFT ADD ON TRAINING. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15 REPORTED WIND AT 1553Z WAS 26014G22KT WHICH WAS KLCH 8 NM TO THE EAST. AIRCRAFT LANDED ACCORDING TO THE -9 AT 1608Z. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO 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 CEN20CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA220), Jun 8, 2020: Vans RV8 (N44LA), Sulfer, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control as a result of a fractured landing gear attach bracket.

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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