# Accident 20220514006179A: Sparks Ralph A RV8, Deming, NM, May 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2022, 11:05 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Deming Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2635° N, 107.7179° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2635&lon=-107.7179&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669RS-2024-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sparks Ralph A RV8 (registry code 056235B, https://openairdocs.org/model/sparks-ralph-a-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mattituck TMX-360 (registry code 59602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPARKS RALPH A RV8
- Reported engine: MATTITUCK TMX 360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220514006179A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 14, 2022, AT 1105 MDT, N669RS, A VANS RV-8, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PRIVATE PILOT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SHORTLY AFTER ROTATING DURING TAKEOFF FROM DEMING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT?S (DMN) RUNWAY 08 FOR A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CHANDLER, AZ.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WACO, TX ON MAY 14, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0650 CDT.

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE DMN ASOS WINDS REPORTED AS 070 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.  SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT STATED THAT N669RS FELT LIKE IT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND AND COMMENCED UNCOMMANDED YAWING AND BANKING BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND AND VEERING OFF OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES REPORTED DUST DEVIL ACTIVITY NEAR THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR22LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA179), May 14, 2022: Sparks Ralph A RV8 (N669RS), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff following an encounter with a gust of wind.

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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