# Accident 20260417010779A: Matre Daniel A VANS RV8 STANDARD, Augusta, GA, April 17, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2026, 15:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Daniel Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4666° N, 82.0394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIEL FLD (DNL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4666&lon=-82.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N496EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Matre Daniel A VANS RV8 STANDARD (registry code 05643HF, https://openairdocs.org/model/matre-daniel-a-vans-rv8-standard) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-M1B (registry code 41871, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-m1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MATRE DANIEL A VANS RV8 STANDARD
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-M1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260417010779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED CONDUCTING A WHEEL-LANDING AND THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT VEERED SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A CHAIN-LINK FENCE. DURING THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT ABOUT 50 YARDS BEFORE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, INTERMITTENT SKID MARKS FROM THE RIGHT TIRE WERE PRESENT, FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS SKID MARK FROM THE LEFT TIRE AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT TIRE SKID EXTENDED INTO THE GRASS. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS BEFORE IMPACTING THE FENCE, SKID MARKS FROM BOTH TIRES WERE PRESENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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