# NTSB ERA17LA217: Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael Vans RV 10, N865HB, Blairsville, GA, June 26, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 26, 2017, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Blairsville, GA - Coordinates: 34.86, -83.991668 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8600&lon=-83.9917&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 4, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 95459 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA17LA217 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95459/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95459 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA217 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: tire casing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023244): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Fatigue/wear/corrosion; cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023244/cases.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 36 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023244/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05629QW), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airline transport pilot applied takeoff power to complete a touch-and-go landing. The airplane's nose turned right, and the pilot corrected with a left rudder application, but the airplane continued turning right. The pilot reduced engine power and then aborted the takeoff and applied left braking, but the airplane continued to the right, departed the runway, and travelled through a depression in the ground before coming to rest. When the main landing gear (MLG) dropped into the depression, the tail section struck the ground, which substantially damaged the tail structure. The pilot reported that the "right main tire lost all pressure." Examination of the right MLG wheel revealed that the tire and the inner tube had rotated independently of each other on the rim and that the inner tube valve stem was severed. Based on the available evidence, the investigation could not determine whether the tire was flat before the accident or was caused when the MLG hit the depression. ## Factual narrative On June 26, 2017, at 1400 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV-10, N865HB, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion after landing at Blairsville Airport (DZL), Blairsville, Georgia. The airline transport pilot and a passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which departed Lumpkin County-Wimpys Airport (9A0), Dahlonega, Georgia about 1345, and was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.According to the pilot, he completed a landing to runway 26, retracted the flaps, and applied takeoff power to complete a touch-and-go landing. The nose turned to the right, the pilot corrected with a left rudder application, but the airplane continued to the right. The pilot reduced engine power, aborted the takeoff, and applied left braking but the airplane continued to the right, departed the runway, and travelled through a "depression" before coming to rest. As the main landing gear dropped into the depression, the tail section struck the ground which substantially damaged the tail structure. The pilot held airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor, and private pilot certificates with ratings for airplane single engine, multiengine, and rotorcraft helicopter. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) first-class medical certificate was issued May 9, 2017. He reported 21,000 total hours of flight experience of which 100 hours was in the accident airplane make and model. The four-place, low-wing airplane was manufactured in 2010 and powered by a Lycoming XIO-540D4A5, 260-hp engine. The most recent condition inspection was completed on April 7, 2017 and the airplane had accrued 365 total aircraft hours. The airplane was configured with a castering nose landing gear and steering was accomplished by asymmetrical braking. The main landing gear was equipped with wheel pants, and according to the pilot, the tires could not be serviced with the wheel pants installed. At 1400, the weather recorded at Western Carolina Regional Airport (RHP) at 1,696 feet elevation, 21 miles north of DZL, included clear skies, wind from 030° at 3 knots, and visibility 10 statute miles. The temperature was 25°C, and the dew point was 13°C. The altimeter setting was 30.18 inches of mercury. The airplane was examined at the scene by an FAA aviation safety inspector. Examination revealed that the rudder and the tail structure just forward of the rudder were substantially damaged. The right main landing gear wheel pant was removed, and examination revealed that the tire and the innertube had each rotated independently of each other on the rim, and that the innertube valve stem was severed. The pilot reported no deficiencies with the handling and performance of the airplane. The only mechanical malfunction/failure cited by the pilot was, "Right main tire lost all pressure." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N865HB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N865HB), registered now, S/N 40093 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BARNES RICHARD B/HOWE MICHAEL VANS RV 10 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-richard-b-howe-michael-vans-rv-10) (registry code 05629QW) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41585, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 40093 - Year built: 2010 - Airframe hours: 480 - Engines: Lycoming XIO-540D4A5 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, April 9, 2017 - Departed: 9A0, Dahlonega, GA - Destination: DZJ, Blairsville, GA - Airport: DZJ, Blairsville, runway 26, 5,004 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor, private, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 9, 2017; seat: left; flight hours: 21,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 45 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: KRHP, 21 nm away ## 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 20170626008659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626008659A), Jun 26, 2017: Barnes Richard B/Howe Michael VANS RV 10, Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. On 26/JUN/2017 at approximately 1400 local time, an aircraft model RV-10 was conducting touch and go landings at Blairsville Airport (dzj) in Blairsville, GA.… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 28, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95459. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 422 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469808&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Pilot's and Passenger Statements (item 2, .PDF, 362 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469809&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%27s%20and%20Passenger%20Statements-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Telephone Interview, Pilot (item 3, .PDF, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469810&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Telephone%20Interview,%20Pilot-Master.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 4, .PDF, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40470927&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Photo (item 5, .PDF, 1 photo, 197 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40469811&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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