# Accident 20230108002319A: Weiss Theodore T RV-8, Ridgeland, SC, January 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2023, 15:08 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland-Claude Dean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4969° N, 80.9931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4969&lon=-80.9931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61TW-2023-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weiss Theodore T RV-8 (registry code 05617TU, https://openairdocs.org/model/weiss-theodore-t-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEISS THEODORE T RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230108002319A

## Narrative

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

EON-DRA MESSAGE TEXT: RIDGELAND, SC (3J1): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIMENTAL, CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 18. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 01/08/2023 2008Z

PILOT STATEMENT:

I AM WRITING THIS STATEMENT FOR THE EVENTS OF 20230108. MY AIRCRAFT RV8 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 FOR AIR WORK TO THE WEST OF THE FIELD ABOUT TWO MILES. AFTER AIR WORK WAS COMPLETED. I RETURNED TO THE PATTERN FOR A TOUCH AND GO CONTINUALLY USING RUNWAY 36. WHILE STAYING IN THE PATTERN FOR 36, PLANNED FOR A FULL STOP I TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE 1000’ MARKS AND PROCEEDED WITH A WHEEL LANDING. WHILE ON ROLL OUT BOTH MAIN WHEELS ON THE GROUND AN UNPREDICTABLE AND UNKNOWN FORCE ACTED AGAINST THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING TO THE CRAFT TO LEAVE THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT TAXI SIGN I MOMENTARILY POWERED UP THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT THE RIGHT WING OVER THE SIGN AVOIDING IT AND THE TAXI LIGHT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT SIDE STRIKING THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FOUND NEXT TO MY RIGHTWHEEL PANT WAS A FUEL CAP FROM WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A PIPER, UNKNOWN IF THIS HOLDS RELEVANCE OR INVOLVEMENT. ABSOLUTELY NO INJURIES TO MYSELF AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY IN THE MOST TIMELY MANNER POSSIBLE.

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## 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 ERA23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA168), Jan 8, 2023: Weiss Theodore T RV-8 (N61TW), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N61TW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050605018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050605018959A), Jun 5, 2005: Amtr RV8 (N61TW), Canandaigua, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 0800 EST, a van's RV-8 aircraft bearing registration number N61TW and registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed…

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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