# Accident 20201114014999A: Vanartsdalen Scott RV-4, Milton, FL, November 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2020, 10:57 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6325° N, 86.9937° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6325&lon=-86.9937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vanartsdalen Scott RV-4 (registry code 05614U2, https://openairdocs.org/model/vanartsdalen-scott-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANARTSDALEN SCOTT RV-4
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 112 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201114014999A

## Narrative

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

WINDS REPORTED ON UNICOM AS 150 AT 9 KNOTS.  PILOT WITH PASSENGER LANDED ON RUNWAY 18.  DURING GROUND ROLL OUT, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT.  PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND THEN MORE RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID TO RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.  NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED BUCKLED FIREWALL AND BROKEN LEFT ENGINE MOUNT WITH LEFT WING TIP DAMAGE AND BROKEN PROPELLER TIPS.

## 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 ERA21LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA048), Nov 14, 2020: Vans RV4 (N311SV), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.

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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