# Accident 20230505004779A: Ely John M VANS ACFT RV-8, North Las Vegas, NV, May 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2023, 09:45 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2096° N, 115.1941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2096&lon=-115.1941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83SE-2024-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ELY John M VANS ACFT RV-8 (registry code 05617U3, https://openairdocs.org/model/ely-john-m-vans-acft-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELY JOHN M VANS ACFT RV-8
- Reported engine: AEROSPORT IO-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 132 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230505004779A

## Narrative

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

ON 05 MAY 2023, APPROXIMATELY 9:45 AM LOCAL, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT ON VGT RWY 12R PIC STATED A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT-WING HIGH ENOUGH THAT THE LEFT-WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN GROUND-LOOPED AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT ON R-SIDE OF RWY 12R.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LOWER FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT.

NO POST-CRASH FIRE OCCURRED OR INJURIES TO PIC AND PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR23LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA179), May 5, 2023: ELY John M Vans Acft RV-8 (N83SE), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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