# Accident 20210709010472A: Davidson Larry R RV-8, Hillsboro, OR, July 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2021, 18:25 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5442° N, 122.9536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5442&lon=-122.9536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N808LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davidson Larry R RV-8 (registry code 05630IO, https://openairdocs.org/model/davidson-larry-r-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerosport IO-375 series (registry code 01305, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerosport-io-375-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIDSON LARRY R RV-8
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT IO375
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,200 total, 404 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709010472A

## Narrative

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

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT IN THE ACCIDENT. N526KP AND N808LD WERE TAXIING OUT TO GO PRACTICE FORMATION FLYING FOR AN AIRSHOW. N526KP STOPPED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY FOR CLEARANCE, N808LD SAID HE WAS DISTRACTED BY RADIO FREQUENCY CHANGE, LOOKED DOWN TO TUNE A RADIO FREQUENCY, LOOKED UP SAW HIS CLOSURE RATE, AND APPLIED BRAKES HARD. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TIP FORWARD, HE RELEASED THE BRAKE AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUDDER AND ELEVATORS OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO N808LD WAS DETERMINED TO BE MINOR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N526KP, Payne Steven R RV-8: [Accident 20210709010482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709010482A)

## 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 WPR21LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA276), Jul 9, 2021: Davidson Larry R RV-8 (N808LD), Hillsboro, OR, minor damage. Probable cause: The second pilot’s diverted attention while taxing which, resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from another airplane holding short of the runway.

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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