20240727010779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Roberts Jeff SUPER RV8 · Fort Bridger, WY · July 27, 2024

Date: July 27, 2024 · 17:00 local
Place: Fort Bridger, WY
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N854
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC24LA070
Reported as: Roberts Jeff Super RV8
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,959 total1,206 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

N854Registration cancelled Mar 19, 2025 · Roberts Jeff SUPER RV8S/N 81273 · Built 2002 Airframe modelRoberts Jeff SUPER RV8 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

7/27/2024, 1700 LCL aircraft departed left from rwy 22 during takeoff roll after a gust of crosswind that turned into a tailwind. Pilot stated, "I applied power and the aircraft accelerated normally, but the aircraft veered to the left and departed the paved surface of the runway". The main landing gear collapsed and the left-wing sustained damage due to the vegetation.

As the FAA filed it

7/27/2024, 1700 LCL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT FROM RWY 22 DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER A GUST OF CROSSWIND THAT TURNED INTO A TAILWIND. PILOT STATED, "I APPLIED POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY, BUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY". THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT-WING SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO THE VEGETATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC24LA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCarter, WYThe pilots encounter with a shifting winds during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and runway excursion.Jul 27, 2024 · Substantial damage