# Accident 20210512008999A: Varner David L VANS RV-8, Watkins, CO, May 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2021, 15:26 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Space Port
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7755° N, 104.5943° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7755&lon=-104.5943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51LV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51LV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Varner David L VANS RV-8 (registry code 05625XI, https://openairdocs.org/model/varner-david-l-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1B (registry code 41858, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VARNER DAVID L VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,320 total, 7 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512008999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GOS AT COLORADO AIR AND SPACE PORT IN CLEAR AND CALM WEATHER.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 26 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND LEFT WING.  THE LEFT WING HAD VISIBLE DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN21LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA227), May 12, 2021: Varner David L Vans RV-8 (N51LV), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during 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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