# Accident 20220901020629A: Owen Kingsley B VANS RV8, Millersburg, OH, September 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2022, 11:28 local time
- Place: Millersburg, OH
- Airport: Holmes County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5367° N, 81.9559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOLMES COUNTY (10G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5367&lon=-81.9559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N768TL-2025-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Owen Kingsley B VANS RV8 (registry code 05638FL, https://openairdocs.org/model/owen-kingsley-b-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1A (registry code 41857, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OWEN KINGSLEY B VANS RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 49 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220901020629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN ORIGINAL POSITION ON RUNWAY. IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND PILOT MAY HAVE OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT. DURING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN/SPIN THE RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF CAUSING THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP TO IMPACT/REST ON THE GROUND THROUGHOUT THE SPIN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE RESTING HEADING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 007. THE TAIL WHEEL AND TAIL WHEEL STRUT ATTACH POINT ARE DAMAGED. THE AFT AREA OF FUSELAGE TO WHICH THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHES HAS BEEN TWISTED FROM THE IMPACT CAUSING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER ASSEMBLY TO BE TILTED APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES FROM VERTICAL. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER ASSY IS NO LONGER PERPENDICULAR TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE TAIL SECTION IS CONSIDERED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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