# Accident 20230407006539A: Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200, Cedar Key, FL, April 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2023, 17:53 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: Cedar Key
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1342° N, 83.0505° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1342&lon=-83.0505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8DU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8DU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200 (registry code 05608AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-urmston-rv-4-200) (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: LEWIS/URMSTON RV 4 200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 502 total, 188 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230407006539A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING PORPOISED ON RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ERA23LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA187), Apr 7, 2023: Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200 (N8DU), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N8DU (1)

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

- [Incident 19920719033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719033809I), Jul 19, 1992: Amtr RV4 (N8DU), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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