# NTSB CEN25LA039: Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, N228HM, Denton, TX, November 13, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: November 13, 2024, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Denton, TX
- Coordinates: 33.197689, -97.198325
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1977&lon=-97.1983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 195484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195484/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA039

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05631K6), [All aircraft, 3,969 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05631K6), [All aircraft, 9,308 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05631K6), [All aircraft, 1,014 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05631K6), [All aircraft, 4,590 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that during landing he extended full flaps and applied crosswind correction for the 20 to 25 knot right crosswind. During the landing roll, the airplane suddenly yawed right, and the left wing contacted the runway. He applied full left rudder and right aileron to counteract the yaw, but the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The right main landing gear impacted sprinkler lines which collapsed the gear leg, then the airplane came to rest in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane was landing on runway 18L with reported winds 260o at 13 knots gusting to 21 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N228HM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228HM), registered now, S/N 82594, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ATKINSON JEFFREY M RV-8
- Registry model: [Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/atkinson-jeffrey-m-rv-8) (registry code 05631K6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Superior IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (registry code 59251, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 82594
- Year built: 2012
- Airframe hours: 1219.6
- Engines: Superior XP-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Atkinson Jeffrey M
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, April 29, 2024
- Airport: DTO, Denton Enterprise, runway 18L/36R, 7,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; airline transport, private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 8, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 1,865 total, 1,219 in this make and model, 1,426 as pilot in command, 124 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 13 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: KDTO, 1 nm away
- METAR: KDTO 131553Z 26013G21KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02060139

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20241113019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241113019429A), Nov 13, 2024: Atkinson Jeffrey M RV-8, Denton, TX, Substantial damage. 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…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 3, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195484. 5.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18048888&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18048753&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photo-Rel.pdf

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.

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