# Accident 20260717009229A: Rawlins F A/Houseman D VANS RV-8A, Mineral Point, WI, July 17, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2026, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mineral Point, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8869° N, 90.2367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8869&lon=-90.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22SZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22SZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rawlins F A/Houseman D VANS RV-8A (registry code 05611SR, https://openairdocs.org/model/rawlins-f-a-houseman-d-vans-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAWLINS F A/HOUSEMAN D VANS RV-8A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260717009229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT: DAY BEFORE ACCIDENT ENGINE WAS CUTTING OUT AND THEN RESTARTING REPEATEDLY; ON GROUND MECHANIC STATED IT LIKELY WAS VAPOR LOCKING AND TO TEST FLY IT IN THE MORNING. NEXT MORNING GROUND RUNS WERE ALL GOOD. TOOK OFF AND AT ABOUT 50 FEET ENGINE STARTED TO DIE AND RESTART REPEATEDLY. NO GOOD LANDING OPTIONS AHEAD SO WITH ENGINE RUNNING PILOT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT. WAS GOING TO LAND AT TOO FAST A SPEED ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (11) AND ENGINE CUT OUT AGAIN. BEAN FIELD DIDN'T LOOK LIKE AN OPTION SO TURNED LEFT AND PARALLELED RUNWAY (ENGINE ON-OFF THROUGHOUT THIS SEQUENCE) TURNED TO PUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND WING CLIPPED EDGE OF RUNWAY AND CONTROL WAS LOST.

INSPECTED AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE. FOUND LEFT WING DAMAGE ACROSS THE CORD INCLUDING FRONT AND REAR SPAR HALF WAY IN BETWEEN THE WING TIP AND FUSELAGE. RIGHT WING HAD DAMAGE NEAR THE WING TIP LOOKED TO INCLUDE THE WING SPAR. FRONT NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, RIGHT MAIN GEAR APPEARED TO BE BENT BUT DID NOT COLLAPSE. PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED FROM HITTING THE GROUND ALONG WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWL. THE BELLY  AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR HAD SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. SIMM CARDS WERE REMOVED FROM THE GTN650  AND THE G3X.

I DID SPEAK WITH THE LOCAL A&P MECHANIC HE STATED THAT THE PILOT DID ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE BUT WAS NOT ASKED TO DO ANYTHING TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE.

## 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 CEN26LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA258), Jul 17, 2026: Vans RV-8A (N22SZ), Mineral Point, WI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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