# Accident 20230701009559A: Powers Thomas J RV8, Metaline Falls, WA, July 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2023, 12:20 local time
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Airport: Sullivan Lake State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.8500° N, 117.2800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8500&lon=-117.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Powers Thomas J RV8 (registry code 05633YM, https://openairdocs.org/model/powers-thomas-j-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POWERS THOMAS J RV8
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,121 total, 1,206 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230701009559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM PAINE FIELD (PAE) TO REPUBLIC (R49), AND THEN PROCEEDED TO SULLIVAN LAKE (09S). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE WINDS WERE CALM BASED ON THE WIND SOCK. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DECELERATING AS HE EXPECTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT LATE IN THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TIRE FELT AS THOUGH IT CAUGHT ON THE GRASS AND THEN THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED. WHEN THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTED THAT THE WIND SOCK APPEARED TO INDICATE A TAILWIND, AND THEN SHIFTED DIRECTIONS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PROPELLER/WING STRIKE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA273), Jul 1, 2023: Vans RV8 (N68TP), Metaline Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing due to impact with a concrete ring embedded in the grass runway.

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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