# Accident 20200612010029A: Rieder Kenneth J RV8 VANS AIRCRAFT, Hampton, GA, June 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2020, 19:45 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- 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: N553KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rieder Kenneth J RV8 VANS AIRCRAFT (registry code 05617O5, https://openairdocs.org/model/rieder-kenneth-j-rv8-vans-aircraft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RIEDER KENNETH J RV8 VANS AIRCRAFT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200612010029A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 A PILOT OPERATING A VANS RV8 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 6 AT HENRY COUNTY AIRPORT (HMP), LOCATED IN HAMPTON, GEORGIA FOR PRACTICE AEROBATICS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF EYE WITNESSES HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND NOTICE THAT IT WAS BACK FIRING AND BLOWING BLACK SMOKE OUT FROM THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT ANNOUNCE ON THE RADIO HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6. TURNING LEFT BASE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 ERA20LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA213), Jun 12, 2020: Vans RV8 (N553KM), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive maneuvering at low altitude following a partial loss of engine power which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N553KM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150816013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816013499I), Aug 16, 2015: Rieder Kenneth J RV8 VANS AIRCRAFT (N553KM), West Milford, NJ, Minor damage. On 08/16/2015, a RV-8, N553KM, was landing RUNWAY24 at the Greenwood Lake Airport, following an airshow performance. Upon rollout the aircraft nosed over and…

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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