# Accident 20241113019429A: Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, Denton, TX, November 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2024, 10:15 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Enterprise
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1977° N, 97.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1977&lon=-97.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8 (registry code 05631K6, https://openairdocs.org/model/atkinson-jeffrey-m-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ATKINSON JEFFREY M RV-8
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241113019429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KDTO FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT @ 0857 AND RETURNED TO KDTO @ 1058. WHILE ON FINAL, PILOT WAS TRACKING THE ILS, APPROX 20 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A 20 KT GUST. THE PILOT PROMPTLY CORRECTED FOR THE GUST. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN TAIL LOW AS USUAL. THE PLANE "HOPPED" A FEW TIMES AND BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED FULL CONTROL INPUTS OPPOSITE THE DRIFT. THE FULL INPUTS HAD NO CORRECTING EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH SOEM TEMPORARY IRRAGATION PIPES ABOVE GROUND. THIS IS WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND BRING THE ENGINE TO A SUDDEN STOP. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WAS LARGE PATCHES OF SKIN ON THE RIGHT WING THAT WERE WRINKLED.

## 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 CEN25LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA039), Nov 13, 2024: Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8 (N228HM), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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