# Accident 20200629005349A: Eicher Bruce R RV-8, Mcminnville, OR, June 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2020, 15:25 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mc Minnville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1944° N, 123.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1944&lon=-123.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N998HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998HG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eicher Bruce R RV-8 (registry code 056310V, https://openairdocs.org/model/eicher-bruce-r-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1B (registry code 41871, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EICHER BRUCE R RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 876 total, 619 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200629005349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT AURORA STATE AIRPORT (UAO) AT 3:00 PM LOCAL TIME WITH ONE PASSENGER. ARRIVED A MCMINNVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MMV) AT 3:25 PM LOCAL WITH INTENTION TO PERFORM TOUCH-N-GO.

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND SLOWED WITH TAIL WHEEL ON THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TO LEFT OF RUNWAY.  PILOT APPLIED POWER AND AIRCRAFT VEERED FURTHER LEFT.  LEFT WING AILERON HIT MARKER SIGN (LEFT AILERON DAMAGED).  AIRCRAFT WENT INTO AIR AND VEERED RIGHT WITH RIGHT WING STRIKING RUNWAY (RIGHT AILERON DAMAGED).  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ABOUT 1900 FEET INTO FIELD ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR20CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA200), Jun 29, 2020: Vans RV-8 (N998HG), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a runway marker.

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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