- Date
- April 1, 2000, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- East Liverpool, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N565BWPagan RV-8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000401004339A
- Case key
- 51273
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control during the landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing, the airplane touched down nosewheel-first, then veered off the runway. The nosewheel dug into the soft ground, and the airplane flipped over. The pilot had 124 hours of total flight time, with 32 hours in model.
Factual narrative
On April 1, 2000, at 1345 Eastern Standard Time, a homebuilt RV-8A, N565BW, was substantially damaged during a landing at Columbiana County Airport (02G), East Liverpool, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and his passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the flight, from Venango Regional Airport (FKL), Franklin, Pennsylvania. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot reported that the winds were from about 250 degrees, at 8 knots. He landed the airplane on Runway 25; however, during the landing, the "nosewheel engaged runway first. Aircraft veered to right of runway. Nosewheel dug into soft earth and aircraft flipped tail over nose (somersault)." The airplane came to rest inverted.
The pilot reported he had 124 hours of total flight time, with 32 hours in model.
At 1351, an airport about 22 nautical miles to the southeast reported winds from 180 degrees true, at 7 knots. At the same time, an airport 35 nautical miles to the north reported variable winds, at 6 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N565BW
- Reported as
- Pagan RV-8A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 80555
- Airframe hours
- 20
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William R. Pagan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 28, 2000 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- FKC · Franklin, PA
- Destination
- 02G
- Airport
- 02G · Columbiana County Airport, runway 25, 3,502 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 32 in this make and model · 32 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIT, 22 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.