# Accident 20220914015329A: Kumhyr David B VANS RV-8A, Elberta, AL, September 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Shields
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4419° N, 87.4639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4419&lon=-87.4639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kumhyr David B VANS RV-8A (registry code 05618K3, https://openairdocs.org/model/kumhyr-david-b-vans-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KUMHYR DAVID B VANS RV-8A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,691 total, 139 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220914015329A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE WHEEL AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON GRASS RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA22LA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA423), Sep 14, 2022: Kumhyr David B Vans RV-8A (N955DK), Elberta, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over 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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