# Incident 20260103002719I: Walton Ryan RV-8, Albuquerque, NM, January 3, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2026, 12:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1449° N, 106.7952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOUBLE EAGLE II (AEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1449&lon=-106.7952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walton Ryan RV-8 (registry code 056130Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/walton-ryan-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALTON RYAN RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260103002719I

## Narrative

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

ON 01/03/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL IN A VANS RV8 A MINOR GROUND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THIS WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE PILOT IS AN ATP AND FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AEG.

A MINOR GROUND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ALBUQUERQUE DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (KAEG). DURING ROLLOUT AT TAXI SPEED ON RUNWAY 17, THE AIRCRAFT’S TAIL BECAME LIGHT, AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND AIRCRAFT POSITIONED ON ITS NOSE. PILOT EXITED THE PLANE AND PUSHED IT BACK TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION ON ITS TAIL WHEEL. THEN WITHOUT ATC INSTRUCTIONS, TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE B1/B INTERSECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SECURED IMMEDIATELY.

CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE DRY RUNWAY, CLEAR SKIES, 10+ MILES VISIBILITY, WITH WINDS 280 AT 4 KNOTS.

NO MAINTENANCE ANOMALIES OR AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES WERE NOTED.                                                                              JRK

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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