# Accident 20210709010482A: Payne Steven 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
- Airport: Hillsboro
- Damage: Substantial 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: N526KP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526KP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Payne Steven R RV-8 (registry code 05622UF, https://openairdocs.org/model/payne-steven-r-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAYNE STEVEN R RV-8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,695 total
- 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/20210709010482A

## Narrative

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

TWO AIRCRAFT WERE TAXIING OUT TO GO PRACTICE FORMATION FLYING FOR JOSEPH, OR AIRSHOW. N526KP WAS LEAD AIRCRAFT,  N808LD WAS SECOND AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N526KP STOPPED SHORT OF RUNWAY, WAITING FOR CLEARANCE. N808LD WAS DISTRACTED BY RADIO FREQUENCY CHANGE, LOOKED UP SAW HIS CLOSURE RATE, AND APPLIED BRAKES HARD. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TIP FORWARD, HE RELEASED BRAKES, PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH RUDDER AND ELEVATORS OF LEAD AIRCRAFT (N526KP).

BOTH PILOTS WERE CURRENT AND RATED. MEDICALS CURRENT, AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTIONS CURRENT, REGISTRATIONS CURRENT. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE INVOLVED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N808LD, Davidson Larry R RV-8: [Accident 20210709010472A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709010472A)

## 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: Payne Steven R RV-8 (N526KP), Hillsboro, OR, substantial 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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